#7e8dc8

Color #7e8dc8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8dc8

RGB

rgb(126, 141, 200)

HSL

hsl(227.8, 40.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.8, 37%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 29.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(59.58, 9.11, -32.26)

LCH

lch(59.58, 33.52, 285.77)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.09, 272.74)

HWB

hwb(227.8, 49.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b97e

Analogous

#7eb2c8

#7e8dc8

#947ec8

Triadic

#7e8dc8

#c87e8d

#8dc87e

Split-complementary

#7e8dc8

#c8947e

#b2c87e

Tetradic

#7e8dc8

#b97ec8

#c8b97e

#8dc87e

Square

#7e8dc8

#c87eb2

#c8b97e

#7ec894

Shades

Color #7e8dc8 mixed toward black.

#586bb8

#415398

#313e72

#20294c

#101526

Tints

Color #7e8dc8 mixed toward white.

#93a0d1

#a9b3da

#bec6e3

#d4d9ed

#e9ecf6

Tones

Color #7e8dc8 mixed toward gray.

#8491c2

#8a94bc

#9098b5

#979caf

#9d9fa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585bc · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#8483b9 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#7fb2af · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8dc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8dc8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#7e8dc8 (#7e8dc8) is rgb(126, 141, 200) in RGB.

No, #7e8dc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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