#7e7c8d

Color #7e7c8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7e7c8d

RGB

rgb(126, 124, 141)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 6.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 12.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 12.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(52.7, 4.3, -8.91)

LCH

lch(52.7, 9.89, 295.76)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.0257, 290.97)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 48.6%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8d7c

Analogous

#7c838d

#7e7c8d

#877c8d

Triadic

#7e7c8d

#8d7e7c

#7c8d7e

Split-complementary

#7e7c8d

#8d877c

#838d7c

Tetradic

#7e7c8d

#8d7c8b

#8b8d7c

#7c8d7e

Square

#7e7c8d

#8d7c83

#8b8d7c

#7c8d87

Shades

Color #7e7c8d mixed toward black.

#696776

#54525e

#3f3e47

#2a292f

#151518

Tints

Color #7e7c8d mixed toward white.

#9492a0

#a9a8b3

#bfbec6

#d4d3d9

#eae9ec

Tones

Color #7e7c8d mixed toward gray.

#7f7e8c

#807f8a

#818089

#828287

#848386

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d89 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#7d7d88 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#7e8685 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e7c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e7c8d]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e7c8d (#7e7c8d) is rgb(126, 124, 141) in RGB.

No, #7e7c8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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