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#7BB7EA closest to Electric Eel

#7BB7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Electric Eel. In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 71.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(123, 183, 234)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 73% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #7BB7EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.80:1.

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Variations of #7BB7EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7BB7EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7BB7EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7BB7EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93ACE9
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B8EC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98B6EC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93ACE9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8EB0EA
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #48C3C8
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6CBCDB
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6B3C1

#7BB7EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#7BB7EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.80:1 Very good#7BB7EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7BB7EA in CSS

/* Electric Eel */
.color { color: #7BB7EA; }
.background { background-color: #7BB7EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7BB7EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(123 183 234);
color: hsl(208 73% 70%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.096 245.2);

#7BB7EA FAQ

What color is #7BB7EA?

#7BB7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #7BB7EA?

#7BB7EA is rgb(123, 183, 234) in RGB, hsl(208, 73%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 22%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7BB7EA?

The complementary color of #7BB7EA is #EAAE7B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7BB7EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #7BB7EA: 9.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7BB7EA a warm or cool color?

#7BB7EA is a cool color.