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#7AC0E6 Color

#7AC0E6 is rgb(122, 192, 230) in RGB, hsl(201, 68%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 17%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AC0E6
HEX#7AC0E6
RGBrgb(122, 192, 230)
HSLhsl(201, 68%, 69%)
HSVhsv(201, 47%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 17%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.089 233.3)
LABlab(74.14% -15.28 -26.32)
LCHlch(74.14% 30.43 239.86)

What #7AC0E6 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 #7AC0E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 5.92Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 6Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.06Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.77Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 6.92Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.29

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

#7AC0E6 Channel Values

How #7AC0E6 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 192 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 68% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 47% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AC0E6 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7AC0E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AC0E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AC0E6
Complementary
#E6A07A
Analogous
#7AE6D6
Analogous
#7A8AE6
Triadic
#E67AC0
Triadic
#C0E67A
Split comp.
#E67A8A
Split comp.
#E6D67A

Tints & Shades of #7AC0E6

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.

Tints

#8BC8E9
#9CD0EC
#AED8EF
#C3E3F4
#D4EBF7
#E5F3FA

Shades

#54AEDE
#299AD6
#217EB0
#1A6289
#134763
#0B2838

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How #7AC0E6 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#7AC0E6
Protanopia#B6B6E6
Protanomaly#A2BAE6
Deuteranopia#ADADE7
Deuteranomaly#9BB5E7
Tritanopia#70C5C5
Tritanomaly#74C3D3
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #7AC0E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ac0e6: #7AC0E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AC0E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ac0e6': '#7AC0E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.753, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_7ac0e6">#7AC0E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AC0E6"

More Blue Colors

#7AC0E6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7AC0E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AC0E6?

#7AC0E6 is a light blue — rgb(122, 192, 230) in RGB and hsl(201, 68%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #7AC0E6?

#7AC0E6 is rgb(122, 192, 230) — red 122, green 192, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AC0E6?

#7AC0E6 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 17%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AC0E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AC0E6 scores 2:1 against white and 10.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AC0E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AC0E6 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 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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