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#7AABDC Color

#7AABDC is rgb(122, 171, 220) in RGB, hsl(210, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 22%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iceberg (#71A6D2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AABDC
HEX#7AABDC
RGBrgb(122, 171, 220)
HSLhsl(210, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(210, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 22%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.089 249.1)
LABlab(67.92% -7.07 -30.37)
LCHlch(67.92% 31.18 256.89)

What #7AABDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7AABDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7AABDC Channel Values

How #7AABDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 122 · G 171 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AABDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7AABDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AABDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7AABDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AABDC.

How #7AABDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7AABDC
Protanopia#A4A4DC
Protanomaly#95A7DC
Deuteranopia#9D9DDD
Deuteranomaly#90A3DC
Tritanopia#6EB2B2
Tritanomaly#73AFC4
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AABDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7aabdc: #7AABDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AABDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aabdc': '#7AABDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.671, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7aabdc">#7AABDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AABDC"

More Blue Colors

#7AABDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7AABDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AABDC?

#7AABDC is a light blue — rgb(122, 171, 220) in RGB and hsl(210, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iceberg (#71A6D2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #7AABDC?

#7AABDC is rgb(122, 171, 220) — red 122, green 171, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AABDC?

#7AABDC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 22%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AABDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AABDC scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AABDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AABDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.6, which is visibly different.

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