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#7AC3FA Color

#7AC3FA is rgb(122, 195, 250) in RGB, hsl(206, 93%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 22%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AC3FA
HEX#7AC3FA
RGBrgb(122, 195, 250)
HSLhsl(206, 93%, 73%)
HSVhsv(206, 51%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 22%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.107 242.4)
LABlab(75.61% -12.31 -34.79)
LCHlch(75.61% 36.90 250.51)

What #7AC3FA 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 #7AC3FA, 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.

#7AC3FA Channel Values

How #7AC3FA 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 195 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 93% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 51% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AC3FA 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7AC3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AC3FA; 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 #7AC3FA

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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How #7AC3FA 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#7AC3FA
Protanopia#B9B9FA
Protanomaly#A4BDFA
Deuteranopia#AFAFFB
Deuteranomaly#9DB7FB
Tritanopia#69CBCB
Tritanomaly#70C8DF
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #7AC3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ac3fa: #7AC3FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AC3FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ac3fa': '#7AC3FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.765, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_7ac3fa">#7AC3FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AC3FA"

More Blue Colors

#7AC3FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7AC3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AC3FA?

#7AC3FA is a light blue — rgb(122, 195, 250) in RGB and hsl(206, 93%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.79.

What is the RGB value of #7AC3FA?

#7AC3FA is rgb(122, 195, 250) — red 122, green 195, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AC3FA?

#7AC3FA converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 22%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AC3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AC3FA scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AC3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AC3FA 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 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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