#7f8bb2

Color #7f8bb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7f8bb2

RGB

rgb(127, 139, 178)

HSL

hsl(225.9, 24.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.9, 28.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(58.22, 4.75, -21.89)

LCH

lch(58.22, 22.4, 282.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0603, 271.33)

HWB

hwb(225.9, 49.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a67f

Analogous

#7fa4b2

#7f8bb2

#8c7fb2

Triadic

#7f8bb2

#b27f8b

#8bb27f

Split-complementary

#7f8bb2

#b28c7f

#a4b27f

Tetradic

#7f8bb2

#a67fb2

#b2a67f

#8bb27f

Square

#7f8bb2

#b27fa4

#b2a67f

#7fb28c

Shades

Color #7f8bb2 mixed toward black.

#5f6e9f

#4c587f

#39425f

#262c3f

#131620

Tints

Color #7f8bb2 mixed toward white.

#949ebf

#aab2cc

#bfc5d9

#d4d8e5

#eaecf2

Tones

Color #7f8bb2 mixed toward gray.

#838dae

#878faa

#8c92a5

#9094a1

#94969d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484aa · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#8483a8 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#80a3a1 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f8bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f8bb2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7f8bb2 (#7f8bb2) is rgb(127, 139, 178) in RGB.

No, #7f8bb2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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