#7c9cbc

Color #7c9cbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7c9cbc

RGB

rgb(124, 156, 188)

HSL

hsl(210, 32.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 34%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.09, -3.23, -20.12)

LCH

lch(63.09, 20.38, 260.88)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0595, 248.7)

HWB

hwb(210, 48.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9c7c

Analogous

#7cbcbc

#7c9cbc

#7c7cbc

Triadic

#7c9cbc

#bc7c9c

#9cbc7c

Split-complementary

#7c9cbc

#bc7c7c

#bcbc7c

Tetradic

#7c9cbc

#9c7cbc

#bc9c7c

#9cbc7c

Square

#7c9cbc

#bc7cbc

#bc9c7c

#7cbc7c

Shades

Color #7c9cbc mixed toward black.

#5a82aa

#46688a

#354e67

#233445

#121a22

Tints

Color #7c9cbc mixed toward white.

#92adc7

#a8bdd2

#becede

#d3dee9

#e9eff4

Tones

Color #7c9cbc mixed toward gray.

#819cb7

#879cb1

#8c9cac

#919ca7

#979ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bb5 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#8987b3 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#7eafae · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c9cbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c9cbc]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#7c9cbc (#7c9cbc) is rgb(124, 156, 188) in RGB.

No, #7c9cbc 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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