#7DBFE2
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #7DBFE2
#7DBFE2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 75% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 45% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Blue (ΔE 5.8); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2A07D — a camel tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #7DBFE2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7DBFE2?
#7DBFE2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 75% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 45% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #7DBFE2?
Use black text. Black on #7DBFE2 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7DBFE2?
Its complementary colour is #E2A07D, and analogous partners are #7DE2D2 and #7D8DE2.