#7b9ecc

Color #7b9ecc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7b9ecc

RGB

rgb(123, 158, 204)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 44.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 39.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(64.18, -0.35, -27.39)

LCH

lch(64.18, 27.39, 269.27)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0785, 255.47)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 48.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cca97b

Analogous

#7bc6cc

#7b9ecc

#807bcc

Triadic

#7b9ecc

#cc7b9e

#9ecc7b

Split-complementary

#7b9ecc

#cc807b

#c6cc7b

Tetradic

#7b9ecc

#a97bcc

#cca97b

#9ecc7b

Square

#7b9ecc

#cc7bc6

#cca97b

#7bcc80

Shades

Color #7b9ecc mixed toward black.

#5481bd

#3d669d

#2e4d76

#1e334f

#0f1a27

Tints

Color #7b9ecc mixed toward white.

#91aed5

#a7bedd

#bdcee6

#d3dfee

#e9eff7

Tones

Color #7b9ecc mixed toward gray.

#829fc5

#88a0be

#8fa1b8

#96a2b1

#9da3aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cc2 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#8987c0 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#7dbab8 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b9ecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b9ecc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7b9ecc (#7b9ecc) is rgb(123, 158, 204) in RGB.

No, #7b9ecc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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