#7b97c3

Color #7b97c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#7b97c3

RGB

rgb(123, 151, 195)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 37.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 36.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.9%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(61.9, 1.16, -25.87)

LCH

lch(61.9, 25.9, 272.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.073, 259.34)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 48.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3a77b

Analogous

#7bbbc3

#7b97c3

#837bc3

Triadic

#7b97c3

#c37b97

#97c37b

Split-complementary

#7b97c3

#c3837b

#bbc37b

Tetradic

#7b97c3

#a77bc3

#c3a77b

#97c37b

Square

#7b97c3

#c37bbb

#c3a77b

#7bc383

Shades

Color #7b97c3 mixed toward black.

#577ab3

#426192

#32496d

#213149

#111824

Tints

Color #7b97c3 mixed toward white.

#91a8cd

#a7bad7

#bdcbe1

#d3dceb

#e9eef5

Tones

Color #7b97c3 mixed toward gray.

#8198bd

#879ab7

#8d9bb1

#939cab

#999ea5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888ba · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#8684b7 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#7db2b0 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7b97c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b97c3]

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

#7b97c3 (#7b97c3) is rgb(123, 151, 195) in RGB.

No, #7b97c3 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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