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#7CBADE Color

#7CBADE is rgb(124, 186, 222) in RGB, hsl(202, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CBADE
HEX#7CBADE
RGBrgb(124, 186, 222)
HSLhsl(202, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(202, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 16%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.082 234.8)
LABlab(72.30% -13.56 -24.77)
LCHlch(72.30% 28.24 241.30)

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

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 5.97Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.37Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.55Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.73Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.22Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.26

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

#7CBADE Channel Values

How #7CBADE 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 124 · G 186 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CBADE 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CBADE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CBADE

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

Base
#7CBADE
Complementary
#DEA07C
Analogous
#7CDED1
Analogous
#7C89DE
Triadic
#DE7CBA
Triadic
#BADE7C
Split comp.
#DE7C89
Split comp.
#DED17C

Tints & Shades of #7CBADE

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

#8DC3E2
#A1CEE8
#B1D6EC
#C2DFF0
#D2E7F4
#E7F2F9

Shades

#58A7D5
#3394CC
#2A79A7
#205C7E
#16415A
#0D2635

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

How #7CBADE 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#7CBADE
Protanopia#B1B1DE
Protanomaly#9FB5DE
Deuteranopia#A9A9DF
Deuteranomaly#99B0DF
Tritanopia#73BFBF
Tritanomaly#77BDCC
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CBADE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cbade: #7CBADE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CBADE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cbade': '#7CBADE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.729, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_7cbade">#7CBADE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CBADE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7CBADE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CBADE?

#7CBADE is a light blue — rgb(124, 186, 222) in RGB and hsl(202, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #7CBADE?

#7CBADE is rgb(124, 186, 222) — red 124, green 186, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CBADE?

#7CBADE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 16%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CBADE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CBADE scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7CBADE 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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