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#7BBDCD

#7bbdcd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7bbdcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 74.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 191.71°, with 45.05% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.4501

Complementary

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #cd8b7b

Split complementary

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #cd7b94
  3. #cdb47b

Analogous

  1. #7bcdb4
  2. #7bbdcd
  3. #7b94cd

Triadic

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #cd7bbd
  3. #bdcd7b

Tetradic

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #8b7bcd
  3. #cd8b7b
  4. #bdcd7b

Square

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #b47bcd
  3. #cd8b7b
  4. #94cd7b

Monochromatic

  1. #30707f
  2. #45a0b6
  3. #7bbdcd
  4. #b2d9e2
  5. #eaf4f7

Shades

#7bbdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #6faab9
  3. #6297a4
  4. #568490
  5. #4a717b
  6. #3e5f67
  7. #314c52
  8. #25393e
  9. #192629
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#7bbdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #88c4d2
  3. #95cad7
  4. #a3d1dc
  5. #b0d7e1
  6. #bddee6
  7. #cae5eb
  8. #d7ebf0
  9. #e5f2f5
  10. #f2f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7bbdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7bbdcd
  2. #7cb7c5
  3. #7cb1be
  4. #7dabb6
  5. #7da5ae
  6. #7e9fa7
  7. #7e989f
  8. #7f9297
  9. #7f8c8f
  10. #808688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b9ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4afcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59c3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ebace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7bbdcd {
  color: #7bbdcd;
}
Background
.bg-7bbdcd {
  background-color: #7bbdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7bbdcd {
  border: 2px solid #7bbdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7bbdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7bbdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7bbdcd, #7b94cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7bbdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.52 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.82 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.78 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.02 #844232 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#7bbdcd  rgb(123, 189, 205)  hsl(192, 45%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#cd8b7b  rgb(205, 139, 123)  hsl(12, 45%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#cd7bbd  rgb(205, 123, 189)  hsl(312, 45%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bdcd7b  rgb(189, 205, 123)  hsl(72, 45%, 64%)  June Bud