#7e8ea2

Color #7e8ea2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8ea2

RGB

rgb(126, 142, 162)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 16.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 22.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(58.41, -1.22, -12.48)

LCH

lch(58.41, 12.54, 264.42)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0354, 254.08)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 49.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2927e

Analogous

#7ea0a2

#7e8ea2

#807ea2

Triadic

#7e8ea2

#a27e8e

#8ea27e

Split-complementary

#7e8ea2

#a2807e

#a0a27e

Tetradic

#7e8ea2

#927ea2

#a2927e

#8ea27e

Square

#7e8ea2

#a27ea0

#a2927e

#7ea280

Shades

Color #7e8ea2 mixed toward black.

#65768c

#505e70

#3c4754

#282f38

#14181c

Tints

Color #7e8ea2 mixed toward white.

#94a1b2

#a9b4c1

#bfc7d1

#d4d9e0

#eaecf0

Tones

Color #7e8ea2 mixed toward gray.

#818e9f

#848f9c

#878f99

#8a8f96

#8d9093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859d · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#84839c · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#7f9a99 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8ea2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8ea2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8ea2 (#7e8ea2) is rgb(126, 142, 162) in RGB.

No, #7e8ea2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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