Middle Blue (#7ED4E6)

The hex code for Middle Blue is #7ED4E6. It is rgb(126, 212, 230) in RGB, hsl(190, 68%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 8%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK — a light teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7ED4E6

HEX#7ED4E6

RGBrgb(126, 212, 230)

HSLhsl(190, 68%, 70%)

HSVhsv(190, 45%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 8%, 0%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.087 212.6)

LABlab(79.97% -23.64 -17.51)

LCHlch(79.97% 29.42 216.52)

Colors Closest to Middle Blue

Middle 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.

Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 2.28 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 2.82 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 7.41 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.54 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.46 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.5

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#7ED4E6 Channel Values

How Middle 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 126 · G 212 · B 230	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 190° · S 68% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 190° · S 45% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 45% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.69:1 vs white · 12.45:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Middle 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 text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Middle Blue

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

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Middle 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 Middle 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#7ED4E6

Protanopia#C9C9E6

Protanomaly#B0CDE6

Deuteranopia#BDBDE8

Deuteranomaly#A8C7E7

Tritanopia#79D6D6

Tritanomaly#7BD5DD

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #7ED4E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--middle-blue: #7ED4E6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7ED4E6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'middle-blue': '#7ED4E6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.831, blue: 0.902)

Android XML<color name="middle_blue">#7ED4E6</color>

SVG fillfill="#7ED4E6"

More Teal Colors

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

80daeb 7df9ff 81e4e4 7afdff 82c3d9 78ddda 85ffff 77e9dd 87ceeb 76d7ea 87cfd9 76abad 9effff bde5ea d9e8e8 003838 007595 00a6f4 00ffff 104e64 1ca9c9 2a4646 3aa8c1 58e4d6

#7ED4E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Middle Blue?

The hex code for Middle Blue is #7ED4E6. That is rgb(126, 212, 230) in RGB, hsl(190, 68%, 70%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(45%, 8%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #7ED4E6?

#7ED4E6 is rgb(126, 212, 230) — red 126, green 212, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7ED4E6?

#7ED4E6 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 8%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7ED4E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7ED4E6 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7ED4E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7ED4E6 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 7.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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