#7c8cb2

Color #7c8cb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8cb2

RGB

rgb(124, 140, 178)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 26%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 30.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(58.28, 3.26, -21.81)

LCH

lch(58.28, 22.05, 278.5)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0602, 266.95)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 48.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a27c

Analogous

#7ca7b2

#7c8cb2

#877cb2

Triadic

#7c8cb2

#b27c8c

#8cb27c

Split-complementary

#7c8cb2

#b2877c

#a7b27c

Tetradic

#7c8cb2

#a27cb2

#b2a27c

#8cb27c

Square

#7c8cb2

#b27ca7

#b2a27c

#7cb287

Shades

Color #7c8cb2 mixed toward black.

#5d709f

#4a5a7f

#38435f

#252d3f

#131620

Tints

Color #7c8cb2 mixed toward white.

#929fbf

#a8b2cc

#bdc5d9

#d3d9e5

#e9ecf2

Tones

Color #7c8cb2 mixed toward gray.

#808eae

#8590a9

#8991a4

#8e93a0

#92959b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383aa · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#8281a8 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#7da3a1 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8cb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8cb2]

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

#7c8cb2 (#7c8cb2) is rgb(124, 140, 178) in RGB.

No, #7c8cb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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