#7988e8

Color #7988e8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7988e8

RGB

rgb(121, 136, 232)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 70.7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 47.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.8%, 41.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(59.43, 19.96, -50.41)

LCH

lch(59.43, 54.22, 291.6)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1433, 275.05)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 47.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d979

Analogous

#79bfe8

#7988e8

#a179e8

Triadic

#7988e8

#e87988

#88e879

Split-complementary

#7988e8

#e8a179

#bfe879

Tetradic

#7988e8

#d979e8

#e8d979

#88e879

Square

#7988e8

#e879bf

#e8d979

#79e8a1

Shades

Color #7988e8 mixed toward black.

#475bdf

#2239c9

#1a2b97

#111c64

#090e32

Tints

Color #7988e8 mixed toward white.

#8f9cec

#a6b0f0

#bcc3f3

#d2d7f7

#e9ebfb

Tones

Color #7988e8 mixed toward gray.

#828fdf

#8b95d5

#959ccc

#9ea3c3

#a7aaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080d6 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#7f7ed1 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#7ac6c2 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #7988e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7988e8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7988e8 (#7988e8) is rgb(121, 136, 232) in RGB.

No, #7988e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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