#7FBBC2Cuttlefish (#7FBBC2) is a light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 205°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.063. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7FBBC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(127, 187, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 35%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 35%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.2 -17.5 -9.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.754 0.063 205) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cuttlefish shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8bb7b5 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#87bcbe — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#7fbbc2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7ebcc5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Cuttlefish in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.15:1 and against black 9.79:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d3faff · #9dd5db · #7fbbc2 · #52878d · #326267 · #133f44
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#aee3d2 · #8fd0cb · #7fbbc2 · #6aa7bb · #6490ad · #607b9b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#7fbbc2 · #8292a8 · #417e84 · #3b5780 · #01444a · #152336
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c2d7d9 · #7fbbc2 · #b27772 · #325559 · #17373a · #061a1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #7fbbc2 · #899698 · #5d5756 · #1a2728 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e1f7f9 · #7fbbc2 · #22494e · #002b30 · #000709 · #e34f4c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e1f7f9 · #7fbbc2 · #22494e · #002b30 · #000709 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedeb · #7fbbc2 · #b58581 · #7d4743 · #3e1614 · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #7fbbc2 · #b28495 · #794d2d · #3b1526 · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faedfa · #7fbbc2 · #a787a8 · #6c5522 · #312200 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2efff · #7fbbc2 · #968cb5 · #7d4743 · #242700 · #050000
#91C5CB · #A3CFD5 · #B4DADE · #C5E4E8 · #D7EEF1
#649AA0 · #497A7F · #305B60 · #173E42 · #012327
#8BB9BE · #95B6BA · #9FB4B6
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.