#7d879b

Color #7d879b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7d879b

RGB

rgb(125, 135, 155)

HSL

hsl(220, 13%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 19.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(56.14, 0.79, -11.88)

LCH

lch(56.14, 11.91, 273.8)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0325, 264.34)

HWB

hwb(220, 49%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b917d

Analogous

#7d969b

#7d879b

#827d9b

Triadic

#7d879b

#9b7d87

#879b7d

Split-complementary

#7d879b

#9b827d

#969b7d

Tetradic

#7d879b

#917d9b

#9b917d

#879b7d

Square

#7d879b

#9b7d96

#9b917d

#7d9b82

Shades

Color #7d879b mixed toward black.

#657084

#515969

#3d434f

#292d35

#14161a

Tints

Color #7d879b mixed toward white.

#939bac

#a8afbc

#bec3cd

#d4d7de

#e9ebee

Tones

Color #7d879b mixed toward gray.

#808898

#828996

#858a93

#878a91

#8a8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818296 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#818095 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#7e9392 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7d879b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d879b]

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

#7d879b (#7d879b) is rgb(125, 135, 155) in RGB.

No, #7d879b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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