#7e7b8d

Color #7e7b8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7e7b8d

RGB

rgb(126, 123, 141)

HSL

hsl(250, 7.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 12.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(52.43, 4.89, -9.32)

LCH

lch(52.43, 10.52, 297.69)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0273, 293.28)

HWB

hwb(250, 48.2%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8d7b

Analogous

#7b818d

#7e7b8d

#877b8d

Triadic

#7e7b8d

#8d7e7b

#7b8d7e

Split-complementary

#7e7b8d

#8d877b

#818d7b

Tetradic

#7e7b8d

#8d7b8a

#8a8d7b

#7b8d7e

Square

#7e7b8d

#8d7b81

#8a8d7b

#7b8d87

Shades

Color #7e7b8d mixed toward black.

#696676

#54525e

#3f3d47

#2a292f

#151418

Tints

Color #7e7b8d mixed toward white.

#9491a0

#a9a7b3

#bfbdc6

#d4d3d9

#eae9ec

Tones

Color #7e7b8d mixed toward gray.

#7f7d8c

#807e8a

#818089

#828187

#838386

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d89 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7d88 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#7e8685 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e7b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e7b8d]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#7e7b8d (#7e7b8d) is rgb(126, 123, 141) in RGB.

No, #7e7b8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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