#7e7c88

Color #7e7c88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7e7c88

RGB

rgb(126, 124, 136)

HSL

hsl(250, 4.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 8.8%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(52.54, 3.22, -6.23)

LCH

lch(52.54, 7.01, 297.33)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0182, 293.61)

HWB

hwb(250, 48.6%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86887c

Analogous

#7c8088

#7e7c88

#847c88

Triadic

#7e7c88

#887e7c

#7c887e

Split-complementary

#7e7c88

#88847c

#80887c

Tetradic

#7e7c88

#887c86

#86887c

#7c887e

Square

#7e7c88

#887c80

#86887c

#7c8884

Shades

Color #7e7c88 mixed toward black.

#696772

#54535b

#3f3e44

#2a292d

#151517

Tints

Color #7e7c88 mixed toward white.

#94929c

#a9a8b0

#bfbec4

#d4d3d7

#eae9eb

Tones

Color #7e7c88 mixed toward gray.

#7f7d87

#7f7e86

#807f85

#818084

#818183

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d85 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#7d7d85 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#7e8382 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e7c88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e7c88]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#7e7c88 (#7e7c88) is rgb(126, 124, 136) in RGB.

No, #7e7c88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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