What color is #7FD5F8?

#7FD5F8 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FD5F8?

The RGB value is 127, 213, 248: 127 red, 213 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FD5F8?

The complementary color is #F8A27F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FD5F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FD5F8 color

#7FD5F8 rgb(127, 213, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7FD5F8 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 83.5% green and 97.3% blue (127, 213, 248).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 90% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Sky (#76D6FF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#7FD5F8 color codes

HEX	`#7FD5F8`
RGB	`rgb(127, 213, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 83.5%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 90%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 49%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 14%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.22, -16.83, -25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.22, 30.28, 236.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.484, 58.874, 97.545)`
Decimal	`8377848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FD5F8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7FD5F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FD5F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7FD5F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fd5f8; }
.text { color: #7fd5f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fd5f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 213 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fd5f8, #7f99f8); }

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Questions

What color is #7FD5F8?: #7FD5F8 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FD5F8?: The RGB value is 127, 213, 248: 127 red, 213 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FD5F8?: The complementary color is #F8A27F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FD5F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.