#7a879c

Color #7a879c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7a879c

RGB

rgb(122, 135, 156)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 14.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 21.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 13.5%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(55.95, 0.03, -12.76)

LCH

lch(55.95, 12.76, 270.13)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0352, 260.03)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 47.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8f7a

Analogous

#7a989c

#7a879c

#7e7a9c

Triadic

#7a879c

#9c7a87

#879c7a

Split-complementary

#7a879c

#9c7e7a

#989c7a

Tetradic

#7a879c

#8f7a9c

#9c8f7a

#879c7a

Square

#7a879c

#9c7a98

#9c8f7a

#7a9c7e

Shades

Color #7a879c mixed toward black.

#637085

#4f596a

#3b4350

#282d35

#14161b

Tints

Color #7a879c mixed toward white.

#909bad

#a6afbd

#bcc3ce

#d3d7de

#e9ebef

Tones

Color #7a879c mixed toward gray.

#7d8899

#808896

#828994

#858a91

#888a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808097 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#7f7e96 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#7b9393 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7a879c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7a879c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#7a879c (#7a879c) is rgb(122, 135, 156) in RGB.

No, #7a879c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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