#7bb9e5

Color #7bb9e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7bb9e5

RGB

rgb(123, 185, 229)

HSL

hsl(204.9, 67.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.9, 46.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(72.6, -8.3, -28.18)

LCH

lch(72.6, 29.38, 253.59)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0901, 240.39)

HWB

hwb(204.9, 48.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5a77b

Analogous

#7be5dc

#7bb9e5

#7b84e5

Triadic

#7bb9e5

#e57bb9

#b9e57b

Split-complementary

#7bb9e5

#e57b84

#e5dc7b

Tetradic

#7bb9e5

#a77be5

#e5a77b

#b9e57b

Square

#7bb9e5

#dc7be5

#e5a77b

#84e57b

Shades

Color #7bb9e5 mixed toward black.

#4a9fdb

#2783c4

#1d6293

#134162

#0a2131

Tints

Color #7bb9e5 mixed toward white.

#91c5e9

#a7d0ee

#bddcf2

#d3e8f6

#e9f3fb

Tones

Color #7bb9e5 mixed toward gray.

#84b7dc

#8db6d3

#95b4ca

#9eb3c2

#a7b1b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9adb · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#9691d9 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#7fd3d2 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7bb9e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7bb9e5]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#7bb9e5 (#7bb9e5) is rgb(123, 185, 229) in RGB.

No, #7bb9e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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