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#7ACDFA Color

#7ACDFA is rgb(122, 205, 250) in RGB, hsl(201, 93%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7ACDFA
HEX#7ACDFA
RGBrgb(122, 205, 250)
HSLhsl(201, 93%, 73%)
HSVhsv(201, 51%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.103 233.7)
LABlab(78.40% -17.12 -30.52)
LCHlch(78.40% 35.00 240.70)

What #7ACDFA 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 #7ACDFA, 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.

#7ACDFA Channel Values

How #7ACDFA 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 205 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 93% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 51% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7ACDFA 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7ACDFA

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

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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Shades

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

How #7ACDFA 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#7ACDFA
Protanopia#C2C2FA
Protanomaly#AAC7FA
Deuteranopia#B7B7FB
Deuteranomaly#A2C0FB
Tritanopia#6CD3D3
Tritanomaly#72D1E4
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7ACDFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7acdfa: #7ACDFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7ACDFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7acdfa': '#7ACDFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.804, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_7acdfa">#7ACDFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7ACDFA"

More Blue Colors

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

#7ACDFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7ACDFA?

#7ACDFA is a light blue — rgb(122, 205, 250) in RGB and hsl(201, 93%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #7ACDFA?

#7ACDFA is rgb(122, 205, 250) — red 122, green 205, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7ACDFA?

#7ACDFA converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7ACDFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7ACDFA scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7ACDFA 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 3.17, which is very hard to tell apart.

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