#7b859d

Color #7b859d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7b859d

RGB

rgb(123, 133, 157)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 14.8%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 21.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(55.5, 1.75, -14.01)

LCH

lch(55.5, 14.12, 277.12)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0382, 267.45)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 48.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d937b

Analogous

#7b969d

#7b859d

#827b9d

Triadic

#7b859d

#9d7b85

#859d7b

Split-complementary

#7b859d

#9d827b

#969d7b

Tetradic

#7b859d

#937b9d

#9d937b

#859d7b

Square

#7b859d

#9d7b96

#9d937b

#7b9d82

Shades

Color #7b859d mixed toward black.

#636e86

#50586b

#3c4250

#282c36

#14161b

Tints

Color #7b859d mixed toward white.

#9199ad

#a7aebe

#bdc2ce

#d3d6de

#e9ebef

Tones

Color #7b859d mixed toward gray.

#7e869a

#818797

#838895

#868a92

#898b8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f8098 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#7f7e96 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#7c9392 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b859d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b859d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7b859d (#7b859d) is rgb(123, 133, 157) in RGB.

No, #7b859d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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