#7DCAFE

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#7dcafe is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(125, 202, 254), HSL(204°, 98%, 74%), CMYK(51%, 20%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: lightskyblue. Contrast is 1.79:1 on white and 11.75:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#7dcafe
RGBrgb(125 202 254)
RGB (legacy)rgb(125, 202, 254)
RGB %rgb(49% 79% 100%)
HSLhsl(204 98% 74%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 51%, 100%)
HWBhwb(204 49% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(77.82 -14.1 -33.51)
LCHlch(77.82 36.35 247.18)
OKLaboklab(0.8087 -0.054 -0.0915)
OKLCHoklch(0.8087 0.1062 239.47)
Decimal8243966

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorlightskyblue ΔE 1.7
Closest web-safe color#66ccff
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)98% / 51%
Lightness (HSL)74%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)73% / 74%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5376
Red / Green / Blue125 / 202 / 254

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.79:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.75:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 32.9 / -69.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -36.9 / 71

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #7dcafe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(80.87% 0.1062 239.47);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(125 202 254 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#7dcafe] text-[#7dcafe] border-[#7dcafe]">