#7d9cd4

Color #7d9cd4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7d9cd4

RGB

rgb(125, 156, 212)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 50.3%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 41%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 26.4%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(64.07, 3.52, -32)

LCH

lch(64.07, 32.19, 276.28)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.09, 261.89)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 49%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4b57d

Analogous

#7dc8d4

#7d9cd4

#8a7dd4

Triadic

#7d9cd4

#d47d9c

#9cd47d

Split-complementary

#7d9cd4

#d48a7d

#c8d47d

Tetradic

#7d9cd4

#b57dd4

#d4b57d

#9cd47d

Square

#7d9cd4

#d47dc8

#d4b57d

#7dd48a

Shades

Color #7d9cd4 mixed toward black.

#537cc6

#3860a9

#2a487f

#1c3054

#0e182a

Tints

Color #7d9cd4 mixed toward white.

#93addb

#a8bde2

#beceea

#d4def1

#e9eff8

Tones

Color #7d9cd4 mixed toward gray.

#849ecd

#8ca0c6

#93a2be

#9aa4b7

#a1a6b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cc8 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8a87c5 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#7fbebc · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7d9cd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d9cd4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7d9cd4 (#7d9cd4) is rgb(125, 156, 212) in RGB.

No, #7d9cd4 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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