#7FCEFF
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #7FCEFF
With the hex code #7FCEFF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 81% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Blue — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Sky Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFB07F, a light salmon shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.17:1, 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 #7FCEFF?
With the hex code #7FCEFF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 81% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #7FCEFF?
Use black text. Black on #7FCEFF has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7FCEFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFB07F, and analogous partners are #7FFFF0 and #7F8EFF.