#7bb5cf

Color #7bb5cf

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7bb5cf

RGB

rgb(123, 181, 207)

HSL

hsl(198.6, 46.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.6, 40.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(70.71, -12.13, -19.07)

LCH

lch(70.71, 22.6, 237.54)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0709, 227.8)

HWB

hwb(198.6, 48.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf957b

Analogous

#7bcfbf

#7bb5cf

#7b8bcf

Triadic

#7bb5cf

#cf7bb5

#b5cf7b

Split-complementary

#7bb5cf

#cf7b8b

#cfbf7b

Tetradic

#7bb5cf

#957bcf

#cf957b

#b5cf7b

Square

#7bb5cf

#bf7bcf

#cf957b

#8bcf7b

Shades

Color #7bb5cf mixed toward black.

#539ec0

#3b82a1

#2c6179

#1d4151

#0f2028

Tints

Color #7bb5cf mixed toward white.

#91c1d7

#a7cedf

#bddae7

#d3e6ef

#e9f3f7

Tones

Color #7bb5cf mixed toward gray.

#82b2c8

#89b0c1

#90adba

#97aab3

#9ea8ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898c9 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#9490c8 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#7fc4c3 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7bb5cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7bb5cf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#7bb5cf (#7bb5cf) is rgb(123, 181, 207) in RGB.

No, #7bb5cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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