#7b879b

Color #7b879b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#7b879b

RGB

rgb(123, 135, 155)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 13.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 20.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(55.99, 0.12, -12.12)

LCH

lch(55.99, 12.12, 270.57)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0333, 260.68)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 48.2%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b8f7b

Analogous

#7b979b

#7b879b

#7f7b9b

Triadic

#7b879b

#9b7b87

#879b7b

Split-complementary

#7b879b

#9b7f7b

#979b7b

Tetradic

#7b879b

#8f7b9b

#9b8f7b

#879b7b

Square

#7b879b

#9b7b97

#9b8f7b

#7b9b7f

Shades

Color #7b879b mixed toward black.

#647084

#505969

#3c434f

#282d35

#14161a

Tints

Color #7b879b mixed toward white.

#919bac

#a7afbc

#bdc3cd

#d3d7de

#e9ebee

Tones

Color #7b879b mixed toward gray.

#7e8898

#808896

#838993

#868a90

#888a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808096 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#807f95 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#7c9392 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b879b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b879b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7b879b (#7b879b) is rgb(123, 135, 155) in RGB.

No, #7b879b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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