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#7DC1E8 Color

#7DC1E8 is rgb(125, 193, 232) in RGB, hsl(202, 70%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 17%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DC1E8
HEX#7DC1E8
RGBrgb(125, 193, 232)
HSLhsl(202, 70%, 70%)
HSVhsv(202, 46%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 17%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.089 234.7)
LABlab(74.63% -14.57 -26.63)
LCHlch(74.63% 30.36 241.33)

What #7DC1E8 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 #7DC1E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 5.28Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 5.55Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 5.92Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.58Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.07Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.08

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

#7DC1E8 Channel Values

How #7DC1E8 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 193 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 70% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 46% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DC1E8 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7DC1E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7DC1E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7DC1E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7DC1E8
Complementary
#E8A47D
Analogous
#7DE8DA
Analogous
#7D8BE8
Triadic
#E87DC1
Triadic
#C1E87D
Split comp.
#E87D8B
Split comp.
#E8DA7D

Tints & Shades of #7DC1E8

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

#8EC9EB
#A0D1EE
#B1DAF1
#C2E2F4
#D4EAF7
#E5F3FA

Shades

#56AEE1
#2B99DA
#207FB6
#18618B
#124664
#0A2738

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7DC1E8.

How #7DC1E8 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#7DC1E8
Protanopia#B8B8E8
Protanomaly#A3BBE8
Deuteranopia#AEAEE9
Deuteranomaly#9DB6E9
Tritanopia#73C6C6
Tritanomaly#77C4D5
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #7DC1E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7dc1e8: #7DC1E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DC1E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7dc1e8': '#7DC1E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.757, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_7dc1e8">#7DC1E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DC1E8"

More Blue Colors

#7DC1E8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7DC1E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DC1E8?

#7DC1E8 is a light blue — rgb(125, 193, 232) in RGB and hsl(202, 70%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #7DC1E8?

#7DC1E8 is rgb(125, 193, 232) — red 125, green 193, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DC1E8?

#7DC1E8 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 17%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DC1E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DC1E8 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DC1E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DC1E8 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 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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