#7b9bcb

Color #7b9bcb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7b9bcb

RGB

rgb(123, 155, 203)

HSL

hsl(216, 43.5%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 39.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.4%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(63.31, 1.07, -28.17)

LCH

lch(63.31, 28.19, 272.18)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0799, 258.3)

HWB

hwb(216, 48.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbab7b

Analogous

#7bc3cb

#7b9bcb

#837bcb

Triadic

#7b9bcb

#cb7b9b

#9bcb7b

Split-complementary

#7b9bcb

#cb837b

#c3cb7b

Tetradic

#7b9bcb

#ab7bcb

#cbab7b

#9bcb7b

Square

#7b9bcb

#cb7bc3

#cbab7b

#7bcb83

Shades

Color #7b9bcb mixed toward black.

#547dbc

#3d639c

#2e4a75

#1f324e

#0f1927

Tints

Color #7b9bcb mixed toward white.

#91acd4

#a7bcdc

#bdcde5

#d3deee

#e9eef6

Tones

Color #7b9bcb mixed toward gray.

#829cc4

#889ebe

#8f9fb7

#96a0b0

#9ca2aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ac1 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#8886be · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#7db8b6 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b9bcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b9bcb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7b9bcb (#7b9bcb) is rgb(123, 155, 203) in RGB.

No, #7b9bcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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