#7aadc9

Color #7aadc9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7aadc9

RGB

rgb(122, 173, 201)

HSL

hsl(201.3, 42.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.3, 39.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.2, -9.7, -19.58)

LCH

lch(68.2, 21.85, 243.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0676, 232.99)

HWB

hwb(201.3, 47.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9967a

Analogous

#7ac9bd

#7aadc9

#7a85c9

Triadic

#7aadc9

#c97aad

#adc97a

Split-complementary

#7aadc9

#c97a85

#c9bd7a

Tetradic

#7aadc9

#967ac9

#c9967a

#adc97a

Square

#7aadc9

#bd7ac9

#c9967a

#85c97a

Shades

Color #7aadc9 mixed toward black.

#5495b9

#3e7999

#2f5b73

#1f3c4d

#101e26

Tints

Color #7aadc9 mixed toward white.

#90bbd2

#a6c8db

#bcd6e4

#d3e4ed

#e9f1f6

Tones

Color #7aadc9 mixed toward gray.

#81abc2

#87a9bc

#8ea7b5

#94a5af

#9ba3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393c3 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#908cc1 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#7dbebc · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7aadc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7aadc9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#7aadc9 (#7aadc9) is rgb(122, 173, 201) in RGB.

No, #7aadc9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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