#7a9ce1

Color #7a9ce1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7a9ce1

RGB

rgb(122, 156, 225)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 63.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 45.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(64.44, 6.46, -38.63)

LCH

lch(64.44, 39.17, 279.49)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.109, 263.73)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 47.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1bf7a

Analogous

#7acfe1

#7a9ce1

#8b7ae1

Triadic

#7a9ce1

#e17a9c

#9ce17a

Split-complementary

#7a9ce1

#e18b7a

#cfe17a

Tetradic

#7a9ce1

#bf7ae1

#e1bf7a

#9ce17a

Square

#7a9ce1

#e17acf

#e1bf7a

#7ae18b

Shades

Color #7a9ce1 mixed toward black.

#4b79d6

#2b5bbd

#20448d

#152d5e

#0b172f

Tints

Color #7a9ce1 mixed toward white.

#90ace6

#a6bdeb

#bccdf0

#d3def5

#e9eefa

Tones

Color #7a9ce1 mixed toward gray.

#829fd8

#8ba2d0

#94a5c7

#9ca8bf

#a5aab6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ad3 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#8885cf · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#7cc7c4 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7a9ce1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7a9ce1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7a9ce1 (#7a9ce1) is rgb(122, 156, 225) in RGB.

No, #7a9ce1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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