#7e8aae

Color #7e8aae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8aae

RGB

rgb(126, 138, 174)

HSL

hsl(225, 22.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 27.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(57.72, 4, -20.37)

LCH

lch(57.72, 20.76, 281.11)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.056, 270.41)

HWB

hwb(225, 49.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea27e

Analogous

#7ea2ae

#7e8aae

#8a7eae

Triadic

#7e8aae

#ae7e8a

#8aae7e

Split-complementary

#7e8aae

#ae8a7e

#a2ae7e

Tetradic

#7e8aae

#a27eae

#aea27e

#8aae7e

Square

#7e8aae

#ae7ea2

#aea27e

#7eae8a

Shades

Color #7e8aae mixed toward black.

#606f9a

#4d597b

#3a425c

#272c3d

#13161f

Tints

Color #7e8aae mixed toward white.

#939dbb

#a9b1c9

#bec4d6

#d4d8e4

#e9ebf1

Tones

Color #7e8aae mixed toward gray.

#828caa

#868ea6

#8a90a2

#8e929e

#92949a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383a6 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#8382a4 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#7fa09e · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8aae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8aae (#7e8aae) is rgb(126, 138, 174) in RGB.

No, #7e8aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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