#7e9bcc

Color #7e9bcc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7e9bcc

RGB

rgb(126, 155, 204)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 43.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 38.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 24%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(63.54, 2.16, -28.36)

LCH

lch(63.54, 28.44, 274.36)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0798, 260.69)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 49.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccaf7e

Analogous

#7ec2cc

#7e9bcc

#887ecc

Triadic

#7e9bcc

#cc7e9b

#9bcc7e

Split-complementary

#7e9bcc

#cc887e

#c2cc7e

Tetradic

#7e9bcc

#af7ecc

#ccaf7e

#9bcc7e

Square

#7e9bcc

#cc7ec2

#ccaf7e

#7ecc88

Shades

Color #7e9bcc mixed toward black.

#577cbc

#3e629e

#2f4976

#1f314f

#101827

Tints

Color #7e9bcc mixed toward white.

#94acd4

#a9bcdd

#bfcde5

#d4deee

#eaeef6

Tones

Color #7e9bcc mixed toward gray.

#859dc5

#8b9ebf

#91a0b8

#98a2b2

#9ea3ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cc2 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#8a88bf · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#80b9b7 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e9bcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e9bcc]

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

#7e9bcc (#7e9bcc) is rgb(126, 155, 204) in RGB.

No, #7e9bcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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