#7e8ca3

Color #7e8ca3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8ca3

RGB

rgb(126, 140, 163)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 16.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 22.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(57.88, 0.15, -13.84)

LCH

lch(57.88, 13.84, 270.62)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0382, 260.37)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 49.4%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3957e

Analogous

#7e9fa3

#7e8ca3

#837ea3

Triadic

#7e8ca3

#a37e8c

#8ca37e

Split-complementary

#7e8ca3

#a3837e

#9fa37e

Tetradic

#7e8ca3

#957ea3

#a3957e

#8ca37e

Square

#7e8ca3

#a37e9f

#a3957e

#7ea383

Shades

Color #7e8ca3 mixed toward black.

#64748d

#505c70

#3c4554

#282e38

#14171c

Tints

Color #7e8ca3 mixed toward white.

#949fb2

#a9b2c2

#bfc6d1

#d4d9e0

#eaecf0

Tones

Color #7e8ca3 mixed toward gray.

#818da0

#848e9d

#878e9a

#8a8f97

#8e9094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84849e · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#83829d · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#7f9a99 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8ca3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8ca3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8ca3 (#7e8ca3) is rgb(126, 140, 163) in RGB.

No, #7e8ca3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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