#7b889d

Color #7b889d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7b889d

RGB

rgb(123, 136, 157)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 14.8%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 21.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 13.4%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(56.34, 0.02, -12.75)

LCH

lch(56.34, 12.75, 270.09)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0352, 260.03)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 48.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d907b

Analogous

#7b999d

#7b889d

#7f7b9d

Triadic

#7b889d

#9d7b88

#889d7b

Split-complementary

#7b889d

#9d7f7b

#999d7b

Tetradic

#7b889d

#907b9d

#9d907b

#889d7b

Square

#7b889d

#9d7b99

#9d907b

#7b9d7f

Shades

Color #7b889d mixed toward black.

#637186

#505a6b

#3c4450

#282d36

#14171b

Tints

Color #7b889d mixed toward white.

#919cad

#a7b0be

#bdc3ce

#d3d7de

#e9ebef

Tones

Color #7b889d mixed toward gray.

#7e899a

#818997

#838a95

#868b92

#898b8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818198 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#807f97 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#7c9494 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b889d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b889d]

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

#7b889d (#7b889d) is rgb(123, 136, 157) in RGB.

No, #7b889d 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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