#7BCCFE Color

#7BCCFE is rgb(123, 204, 254) in RGB, hsl(203, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 20%, 0%, 0%) 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 3.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BCCFE

HEX#7BCCFE

RGBrgb(123, 204, 254)

HSLhsl(203, 98%, 74%)

HSVhsv(203, 52%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 20%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.107 237.2)

LABlab(78.29% -15.53 -32.81)

LCHlch(78.29% 36.29 244.67)

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

Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 3.99 Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.25 Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 7.37 Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.99 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.26 Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.14

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

#7BCCFE Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 123 · G 204 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 203° · S 98% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 203° · S 52% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 52% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BCCFE 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 text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7BCCFE

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

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #7BCCFE

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

Shades

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

How #7BCCFE 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#7BCCFE

Protanopia#C1C1FE

Protanomaly#AAC6FE

Deuteranopia#B6B6FF

Deuteranomaly#A2BFFF

Tritanopia#6CD3D3

Tritanomaly#72D0E6

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #7BCCFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bccfe: #7BCCFE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BCCFE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bccfe': '#7BCCFE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.800, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_7bccfe">#7BCCFE</color>

SVG fillfill="#7BCCFE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#7BCCFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BCCFE?

#7BCCFE is a light blue — rgb(123, 204, 254) in RGB and hsl(203, 98%, 74%) 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 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #7BCCFE?

#7BCCFE is rgb(123, 204, 254) — red 123, green 204, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BCCFE?

#7BCCFE converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BCCFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BCCFE scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7BCCFE 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 3.99, which is very hard to tell apart.

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