Electric Blue (#7DF9FF)

The hex code for Electric Blue is #7DF9FF. It is rgb(125, 249, 255) in RGB, hsl(183, 100%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a light teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DF9FF

HEX#7DF9FF

RGBrgb(125, 249, 255)

HSLhsl(183, 100%, 75%)

HSVhsv(183, 51%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.111 199.6)

LABlab(91.02% -35.08 -14.16)

LCHlch(91.02% 37.83 201.98)

Colors Closest to Electric Blue

Electric Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 11.18 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 12.55 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.96 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 14.05 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 14.24 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 14.51

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

#7DF9FF Channel Values

How Electric Blue 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 125 · G 249 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 183° · S 100% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 183° · S 51% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 51% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.25:1 vs white · 16.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Electric Blue 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.

TextWhite text1.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Electric Blue

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Electric Blue

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

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How Electric Blue 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#7DF9FF

Protanopia#EAEAFF

Protanomaly#C8F0FF

Deuteranopia#DADAFF

Deuteranomaly#BCE7FF

Tritanopia#7BFAFA

Tritanomaly#7CF9FC

Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #7DF9FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--electric-blue: #7DF9FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DF9FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'electric-blue': '#7DF9FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.976, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="electric_blue">#7DF9FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#7DF9FF"

More Teal Colors

Electric Blue sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7ed4e6 7afdff 80daeb 78ddda 81e4e4 77e9dd 82c3d9 76d7ea 85ffff 76abad 87ceeb 75ffff 9bd6ee b9f4ee d8f0f3 003333 007474 00a693 00fff9 0fffff 1c9c96 29a39f 3aa8b6 589393

#7DF9FF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Electric Blue?

The hex code for Electric Blue is #7DF9FF. That is rgb(125, 249, 255) in RGB, hsl(183, 100%, 75%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #7DF9FF?

#7DF9FF is rgb(125, 249, 255) — red 125, green 249, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DF9FF?

#7DF9FF converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DF9FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DF9FF scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DF9FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DF9FF 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.6, which is visibly different.

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