#7e8aa9

Color #7e8aa9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8aa9

RGB

rgb(126, 138, 169)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 20%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 25.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(57.54, 2.76, -17.8)

LCH

lch(57.54, 18.01, 278.81)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0488, 268.36)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 49.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99d7e

Analogous

#7e9fa9

#7e8aa9

#877ea9

Triadic

#7e8aa9

#a97e8a

#8aa97e

Split-complementary

#7e8aa9

#a9877e

#9fa97e

Tetradic

#7e8aa9

#9d7ea9

#a99d7e

#8aa97e

Square

#7e8aa9

#a97e9f

#a99d7e

#7ea987

Shades

Color #7e8aa9 mixed toward black.

#627093

#4f5a76

#3b4358

#272d3b

#14161d

Tints

Color #7e8aa9 mixed toward white.

#939db7

#a9b1c6

#bec4d4

#d4d8e2

#e9ebf1

Tones

Color #7e8aa9 mixed toward gray.

#818ba5

#858da2

#898f9e

#8c909b

#909297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383a2 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#8382a1 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#7f9d9b · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8aa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8aa9]

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

#7e8aa9 (#7e8aa9) is rgb(126, 138, 169) in RGB.

No, #7e8aa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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