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#7ad2f7

a light, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Sky Blue

RGB
122, 210, 247
HSL
198°, 89%, 72%
CMYK
51, 15, 0, 3
Luminance
0.5695

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7ad2f7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7ad2f7
Hue
198°
cyan
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
72%
light
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
76%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5695
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
95/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.39:1
Closest name
Sky Blue
ΔE2000 2.4
Where it sits
Hue198° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness72%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool95% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#7ad2f7
RGBrgb(122, 210, 247)
HSLhsl(198, 89%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 15%, 0%, 3%)
LABlab(80.2 -16.7 -26.3)
LCHlch(80.2 31.1 237.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.822 0.100 227.2)
Decimal8049399
Display P3color(display-p3 0.478 0.824 0.969)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7ad2f7;
background-color: #7ad2f7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7ad2f7] bg-[#7ad2f7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7ad2f7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.478, green: 0.824, blue: 0.969)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7ad2f7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7AD2F7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(247, 210, 122)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #7ad2f7 · 12.39:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.70:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.39:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7ad2f7 as text scores 1.70:1 on white and 12.39:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7ad2f7 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7ad2f7 on black: 12.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BECFF9
deuteranopia · #ACC1F7
tritanopia · #2FDDDE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7ad2f7 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FAFD
#E5F4FB
#C4E8F8
#95DBF9
#7ad2f7
#2BB7F2
#0EA7E7
#0C8BC0
#096F9A
#0B526F
#073345
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F2FAFDDarkest = 950 · #073345
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FAFD;
  --brand-100: #E5F4FB;
  --brand-200: #C4E8F8;
  --brand-300: #95DBF9;
  --brand-400: #7ad2f7;
  --brand-500: #2BB7F2;
  --brand-600: #0EA7E7;
  --brand-700: #0C8BC0;
  --brand-800: #096F9A;
  --brand-900: #0B526F;
  --brand-950: #073345;
  --brand: #7ad2f7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7ad2f7

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0DFED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B839B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C51007
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#075778
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7F7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141F24
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #7ad2f7

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F79F7A
Analogous left#7AF7DE
Analogous right#7A94F7
Split-complement 1#F77A94
Split-complement 2#F7DE7A
Triadic 1#F77AD2
Triadic 2#D2F77A
Tetradic#DE7AF7

RGB percentages

Red47.8%
Green82.4%
Blue96.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.6%
Magenta15.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#7ad2f7 text on a black background

contrast 12.39:1

Card sample

#7ad2f7 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7ad2f7;
Background color
Panel with #7ad2f7 background
background-color: #7ad2f7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7ad2f7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(122, 210, 247, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(122, 210, 247, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7ad2f7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7ad2f7, #7A7FF7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7ad2f7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#7ad2f7 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#7ad2f7, answered

What color is #7ad2f7?

#7ad2f7 is a light electric cyan, closest to Sky Blue (ΔE2000 2.4). It sits at 198° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 72% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7ad2f7?

rgb(122, 210, 247) — 122 red, 210 green and 247 blue out of 255, or 47.8% / 82.4% / 96.9% by channel.

Is #7ad2f7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5695 and perceived brightness is 76%, so black text on it reaches 12.39:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7ad2f7?

Black. It scores 12.39:1 against #7ad2f7, versus 1.70:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7ad2f7?

#F79F7A sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F77A94 and #F7DE7A, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7ad2f7?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C0DFED for borders, #4B839B for secondary text, #C51007 as an accent and #075778 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7AF7DE and #7A94F7 stays calm, while #F79F7A is the loudest partner.

What is #7ad2f7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(51%, 15%, 0%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #7ad2f7 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 95 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7AF7EE; nudged cooler, #79C1F8.

Work with #7ad2f7 in the Color Lab