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#7CBFDA Color

#7CBFDA is rgb(124, 191, 218) in RGB, hsl(197, 56%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CBFDA
HEX#7CBFDA
RGBrgb(124, 191, 218)
HSLhsl(197, 56%, 67%)
HSVhsv(197, 43%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.078 225.5)
LABlab(73.60% -16.80 -20.65)
LCHlch(73.60% 26.63 230.87)

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

Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 5.15Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 5.42Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 6.26Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 6.51Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.33Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.73

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

#7CBFDA Channel Values

How #7CBFDA 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 191 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 56% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 43% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CBFDA 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #7CBFDA

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

Base
#7CBFDA
Complementary
#DA967C
Analogous
#7CDAC6
Analogous
#7C90DA
Triadic
#DA7CBF
Triadic
#BFDA7C
Split comp.
#DA7C90
Split comp.
#DAC67C

Tints & Shades of #7CBFDA

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

#8CC7DE
#A0D1E4
#AFD8E9
#C3E2EE
#D3EAF3
#E7F3F8

Shades

#58AED0
#379BC3
#2D7F9F
#23627B
#194658
#0F2934

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

How #7CBFDA 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#7CBFDA
Protanopia#B6B6DA
Protanomaly#A2BADA
Deuteranopia#ADADDB
Deuteranomaly#9BB4DB
Tritanopia#75C3C3
Tritanomaly#78C1CC
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CBFDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cbfda: #7CBFDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CBFDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cbfda': '#7CBFDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.749, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_7cbfda">#7CBFDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CBFDA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#7CBFDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CBFDA?

#7CBFDA is a light teal — rgb(124, 191, 218) in RGB and hsl(197, 56%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #7CBFDA?

#7CBFDA is rgb(124, 191, 218) — red 124, green 191, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CBFDA?

#7CBFDA converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CBFDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CBFDA scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7CBFDA 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 5.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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