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#7DA0CF Color

#7DA0CF is rgb(125, 160, 207) in RGB, hsl(214, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 23%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DA0CF
HEX#7DA0CF
RGBrgb(125, 160, 207)
HSLhsl(214, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(214, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 23%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.08 255.9)
LABlab(64.60% -3.39 -28.29)
LCHlch(64.60% 28.49 263.16)

What #7DA0CF 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 #7DA0CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 5.13Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 5.84Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 5.87Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 6.08Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 6.63Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 8.29

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

#7DA0CF Channel Values

How #7DA0CF 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 125 · G 160 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DA0CF 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7DA0CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7DA0CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7DA0CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7DA0CF
Complementary
#CFAB7D
Analogous
#7DC9CF
Analogous
#827DCF
Triadic
#CF7DA0
Triadic
#A0CF7D
Split comp.
#CF827D
Split comp.
#C9CF7D

Tints & Shades of #7DA0CF

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

#8FAED6
#9EB9DB
#B1C6E2
#C3D4E9
#D6E1F0
#E5ECF5

Shades

#5B88C2
#4273B3
#365D91
#294870
#1D324E
#121F30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7DA0CF.

How #7DA0CF 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#7DA0CF
Protanopia#9B9BCF
Protanomaly#909DCF
Deuteranopia#9696D0
Deuteranomaly#8C9ACF
Tritanopia#73A7A7
Tritanomaly#77A4B8
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7DA0CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7da0cf: #7DA0CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DA0CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7da0cf': '#7DA0CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.627, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_7da0cf">#7DA0CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DA0CF"

More Blue Colors

#7DA0CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7DA0CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DA0CF?

#7DA0CF is a light blue — rgb(125, 160, 207) in RGB and hsl(214, 46%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #7DA0CF?

#7DA0CF is rgb(125, 160, 207) — red 125, green 160, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DA0CF?

#7DA0CF converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 23%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DA0CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DA0CF scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DA0CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DA0CF 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.3, which is visibly different.

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