#7FCDFF
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #7FCDFF
#7FCDFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 80% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 50% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 9.2); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFB17F — a light salmon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #7FCDFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.08:1, 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 #7FCDFF?
#7FCDFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 80% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 50% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #7FCDFF?
Use black text. Black on #7FCDFF has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7FCDFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFB17F, and analogous partners are #7FFFF1 and #7F8DFF.