#7FD1FF
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #7FD1FF
With the hex code #7FD1FF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 82% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Blue — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Sky Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFAD7F, 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 — 12.47:1, 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 #7FD1FF?
With the hex code #7FD1FF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 82% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #7FD1FF?
Use black text. Black on #7FD1FF has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7FD1FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFAD7F, and analogous partners are #7FFFED and #7F91FF.