#7b8dab

Color #7b8dab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7b8dab

RGB

rgb(123, 141, 171)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 22.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 28.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(58.23, 0.6, -17.91)

LCH

lch(58.23, 17.92, 271.92)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0498, 260.63)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 48.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab997b

Analogous

#7ba5ab

#7b8dab

#817bab

Triadic

#7b8dab

#ab7b8d

#8dab7b

Split-complementary

#7b8dab

#ab817b

#a5ab7b

Tetradic

#7b8dab

#997bab

#ab997b

#8dab7b

Square

#7b8dab

#ab7ba5

#ab997b

#7bab81

Shades

Color #7b8dab mixed toward black.

#5f7496

#4c5c78

#39455a

#262e3c

#13171e

Tints

Color #7b8dab mixed toward white.

#91a0b9

#a7b3c7

#bdc6d5

#d3d9e3

#e9ecf1

Tones

Color #7b8dab mixed toward gray.

#7f8ea7

#838fa3

#87909f

#8b919b

#8f9297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383a4 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#8281a3 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#7c9f9e · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #7b8dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b8dab]

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

#7b8dab (#7b8dab) is rgb(123, 141, 171) in RGB.

No, #7b8dab 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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