#7cb4e8

Color #7cb4e8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7cb4e8

RGB

rgb(124, 180, 232)

HSL

hsl(208.9, 70.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.9, 46.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(71.39, -4.5, -31.68)

LCH

lch(71.39, 32, 261.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0955, 247.41)

HWB

hwb(208.9, 48.6%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8b07c

Analogous

#7ce8e6

#7cb4e8

#7c7ee8

Triadic

#7cb4e8

#e87cb4

#b4e87c

Split-complementary

#7cb4e8

#e87c7e

#e8e67c

Tetradic

#7cb4e8

#b07ce8

#e8b07c

#b4e87c

Square

#7cb4e8

#e67ce8

#e8b07c

#7ee87c

Shades

Color #7cb4e8 mixed toward black.

#4a97df

#237aca

#1b5b97

#123d65

#091e32

Tints

Color #7cb4e8 mixed toward white.

#92c0ec

#a8cdf0

#bed9f3

#d3e6f7

#e9f2fb

Tones

Color #7cb4e8 mixed toward gray.

#85b4df

#8eb3d6

#97b3cd

#a0b3c4

#a9b2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898dd · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#9490da · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#80d4d1 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 18.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #7cb4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7cb4e8]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#7cb4e8 (#7cb4e8) is rgb(124, 180, 232) in RGB.

No, #7cb4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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