#7c8497

Color #7c8497

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.59 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8497

RGB

rgb(124, 132, 151)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 11.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 17.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(55.09, 1.24, -11.15)

LCH

lch(55.09, 11.22, 276.35)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0302, 267.35)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 48.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#978f7c

Analogous

#7c9197

#7c8497

#817c97

Triadic

#7c8497

#977c84

#84977c

Split-complementary

#7c8497

#97817c

#91977c

Tetradic

#7c8497

#8f7c97

#978f7c

#84977c

Square

#7c8497

#977c91

#978f7c

#7c9781

Shades

Color #7c8497 mixed toward black.

#656d80

#515766

#3d424d

#292c33

#14161a

Tints

Color #7c8497 mixed toward white.

#9298a8

#a8adba

#bdc1cb

#d3d6dc

#e9eaee

Tones

Color #7c8497 mixed toward gray.

#7e8595

#808692

#838790

#85888e

#87898c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808093 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#7f7e92 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#7c8f8e · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8497]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7c8497 (#7c8497) is rgb(124, 132, 151) in RGB.

No, #7c8497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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