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#7FBBEF closest to Electric Eel

#7FBBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Electric Eel. In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 73.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(127, 187, 239)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 78% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #7FBBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.26:1.

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Variations of #7FBBEF

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

How #7FBBEF 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 #97B0EE
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5BCF1
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CBAF1
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97B0EE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #91B4EF
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4DC7CC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #70C0E0
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAB7C6

#7FBBEF contrast checker

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2.05:1 Very poor#7FBBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.26:1 Very good#7FBBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7FBBEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(127 187 239);
color: hsl(208 78% 72%);
color: oklch(0.771 0.097 245.7);

#7FBBEF FAQ

What color is #7FBBEF?

#7FBBEF 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 #7FBBEF?

#7FBBEF is rgb(127, 187, 239) in RGB, hsl(208, 78%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7FBBEF?

The complementary color of #7FBBEF is #EFB37F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7FBBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #7FBBEF: 10.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7FBBEF a warm or cool color?

#7FBBEF is a cool color.