#7e9cac

Color #7e9cac

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7e9cac

RGB

rgb(126, 156, 172)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 21.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 26.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(62.67, -6.64, -11.75)

LCH

lch(62.67, 13.5, 240.53)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.041, 231.34)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 49.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8e7e

Analogous

#7eaca5

#7e9cac

#7e85ac

Triadic

#7e9cac

#ac7e9c

#9cac7e

Split-complementary

#7e9cac

#ac7e85

#aca57e

Tetradic

#7e9cac

#8e7eac

#ac8e7e

#9cac7e

Square

#7e9cac

#a57eac

#ac8e7e

#85ac7e

Shades

Color #7e9cac mixed toward black.

#618497

#4e6a79

#3a4f5b

#27353c

#131a1e

Tints

Color #7e9cac mixed toward white.

#93acba

#a9bdc8

#becdd5

#d4dee3

#e9eef1

Tones

Color #7e9cac mixed toward gray.

#829ba8

#869aa4

#8998a0

#8d979d

#919699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca8 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#8a88a7 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#80a5a5 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 11.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e9cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e9cac]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#7e9cac (#7e9cac) is rgb(126, 156, 172) in RGB.

No, #7e9cac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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