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#7fc2fe

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: Light Sky Blue

RGB
127, 194, 254
HSL
208°, 98%, 75%
CMYK
50, 24, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5025

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7fc2fe is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7fc2fe
Hue
208°
blue
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5025
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
99/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.05:1
Closest name
Light Sky Blue
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue208° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool99% 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#7fc2fe
RGBrgb(127, 194, 254)
HSLhsl(208, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 24%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(76.2 -5.2 -36.1)
LCHlch(76.2 36.4 261.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.792 0.110 246.7)
Decimal8372990
Display P3color(display-p3 0.498 0.761 0.996)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7fc2fe;
background-color: #7fc2fe;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7fc2fe] bg-[#7fc2fe]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7fc2fe;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.498, green: 0.761, blue: 0.996)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7fc2fe")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7FC2FE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(254, 194, 127)

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 #7fc2fe · 11.05:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.90:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.05:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7fc2fe as text scores 1.90:1 on white and 11.05:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7fc2fe on white: 1.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7fc2fe on black: 11.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A9C3FF
deuteranopia · #99B6FD
tritanopia · #3ED0D6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7fc2fe is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1F8FE
#E3F0FC
#C1E0FB
#7fc2fe
#58B0FE
#2095FD
#0281F3
#026CCA
#0156A2
#064075
#042849
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1F8FEDarkest = 950 · #042849
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1F8FE;
  --brand-100: #E3F0FC;
  --brand-200: #C1E0FB;
  --brand-300: #7fc2fe;
  --brand-400: #58B0FE;
  --brand-500: #2095FD;
  --brand-600: #0281F3;
  --brand-700: #026CCA;
  --brand-800: #0156A2;
  --brand-900: #064075;
  --brand-950: #042849;
  --brand: #7fc2fe;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7fc2fe

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#F4F8FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0D7ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B759B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC2E00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#01437E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6F3FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141D24
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 #7fc2fe

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
  • 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#FEBB7F
Analogous left#7FFEFA
Analogous right#7F83FE
Split-complement 1#FE7F83
Split-complement 2#FEFA7F
Triadic 1#FE7FC2
Triadic 2#C2FE7F
Tetradic#FA7FFE

RGB percentages

Red49.8%
Green76.1%
Blue99.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.0%
Magenta23.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#7fc2fe text on a black background

contrast 11.05:1

Card sample

#7fc2fe text on a white background

contrast 1.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7fc2fe;
Background color
Panel with #7fc2fe background
background-color: #7fc2fe;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7fc2fe;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(127, 194, 254, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(127, 194, 254, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7fc2fe;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7fc2fe, #917FFE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7fc2fe

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.

#7fc2fe in the real world

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

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#7fc2fe, answered

What color is #7fc2fe?

#7fc2fe is a light electric blue, closest to Light Sky Blue (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 208° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7fc2fe?

rgb(127, 194, 254) — 127 red, 194 green and 254 blue out of 255, or 49.8% / 76.1% / 99.6% by channel.

Is #7fc2fe a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5025 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 11.05:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7fc2fe?

Black. It scores 11.05:1 against #7fc2fe, versus 1.90:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7fc2fe?

#FEBB7F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FE7F83 and #FEFA7F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7fc2fe?

For interface work: #F4F8FA as the surface, #C0D7ED for borders, #4B759B for secondary text, #CC2E00 as an accent and #01437E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7FFEFA and #7F83FE stays calm, while #FEBB7F is the loudest partner.

What is #7fc2fe in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(50%, 24%, 0%, 0%). 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 #7fc2fe warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 99 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7F94FE; nudged cooler, #64B1FF.

Work with #7fc2fe in the Color Lab