#7f8ca1

Color #7f8ca1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7f8ca1

RGB

rgb(127, 140, 161)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 15.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 21.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 13%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(57.89, 0, -12.68)

LCH

lch(57.89, 12.68, 270)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.035, 259.97)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 49.8%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1947f

Analogous

#7f9da1

#7f8ca1

#837fa1

Triadic

#7f8ca1

#a17f8c

#8ca17f

Split-complementary

#7f8ca1

#a1837f

#9da17f

Tetradic

#7f8ca1

#947fa1

#a1947f

#8ca17f

Square

#7f8ca1

#a17f9d

#a1947f

#7fa183

Shades

Color #7f8ca1 mixed toward black.

#66748a

#515d6f

#3d4553

#292e37

#14171c

Tints

Color #7f8ca1 mixed toward white.

#949fb1

#aab2c0

#bfc6d0

#d4d9e0

#eaecef

Tones

Color #7f8ca1 mixed toward gray.

#828d9e

#858d9b

#888e99

#8a8f96

#8d8f93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859c · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#84839b · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#809897 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f8ca1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f8ca1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#7f8ca1 (#7f8ca1) is rgb(127, 140, 161) in RGB.

No, #7f8ca1 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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