#7c8dae

Color #7c8dae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8dae

RGB

rgb(124, 141, 174)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 23.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 28.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(58.41, 1.66, -19.34)

LCH

lch(58.41, 19.41, 274.91)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0534, 263.55)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 48.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9d7c

Analogous

#7ca6ae

#7c8dae

#847cae

Triadic

#7c8dae

#ae7c8d

#8dae7c

Split-complementary

#7c8dae

#ae847c

#a6ae7c

Tetradic

#7c8dae

#9d7cae

#ae9d7c

#8dae7c

Square

#7c8dae

#ae7ca6

#ae9d7c

#7cae84

Shades

Color #7c8dae mixed toward black.

#5f7399

#4c5c7b

#39455c

#262e3d

#13171f

Tints

Color #7c8dae mixed toward white.

#92a0bb

#a8b3c9

#bdc6d6

#d3d9e4

#e9ecf1

Tones

Color #7c8dae mixed toward gray.

#808eaa

#8490a6

#8891a1

#8d929d

#919499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484a7 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#8381a5 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#7da19f · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8dae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7c8dae (#7c8dae) is rgb(124, 141, 174) in RGB.

No, #7c8dae 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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