#7DC4CDWavelet (#7DC4CD) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 206°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.072. 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 | #7DC4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(125, 196, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75 -19.9 -11.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.777 0.072 206) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wavelet 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8bc0c0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#86c5c9 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#7dc4cd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7cc5d0 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Wavelet 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 1.97:1 and against black 10.65:1, 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.
#d4faff · #7dc4cd · #6bafb7 · #4a8890 · #2a6369 · #084046
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.
#b5eada · #96d8d3 · #7dc4cd · #71aec3 · #6c97b4 · #6781a2
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.
#7dc4cd · #8998af · #48848c · #425e87 · #0b4a51 · #1b283c
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.
#c9dee1 · #7dc4cd · #b27771 · #385b60 · #1e3d41 · #0c2022
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #7dc4cd · #909d9f · #625b5a · #1c292a · #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.
#faefee · #d3c6c5 · #a89a98 · #312220 · #0e0302 · #7dc4cd
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d9b4 · #7dc4cd · #ac7344 · #53688a · #4e3038 · #05130e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #7dc4cd · #b98b9b · #7d5131 · #3d1727 · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faedfa · #7dc4cd · #ae8eaf · #705a26 · #322400 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3efff · #7dc4cd · #9d93bc · #824c47 · #252a00 · #050000
#8FCDD5 · #A1D6DC · #B3DFE4 · #C4E8EC · #D5F0F4
#61A1A9 · #467F87 · #2B5F65 · #114146 · #002428
#8BC1C8 · #98BEC3 · #A4BBBF
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.