#7f8eb1

Color #7f8eb1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7f8eb1

RGB

rgb(127, 142, 177)

HSL

hsl(222, 24.3%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 28.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 19.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(59, 2.77, -20.12)

LCH

lch(59, 20.31, 277.84)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0554, 266.69)

HWB

hwb(222, 49.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a27f

Analogous

#7fa7b1

#7f8eb1

#897fb1

Triadic

#7f8eb1

#b17f8e

#8eb17f

Split-complementary

#7f8eb1

#b1897f

#a7b17f

Tetradic

#7f8eb1

#a27fb1

#b1a27f

#8eb17f

Square

#7f8eb1

#b17fa7

#b1a27f

#7fb189

Shades

Color #7f8eb1 mixed toward black.

#60729d

#4d5b7e

#3a455e

#262e3f

#13171f

Tints

Color #7f8eb1 mixed toward white.

#94a1be

#aab4cb

#bfc6d8

#d4d9e5

#eaecf2

Tones

Color #7f8eb1 mixed toward gray.

#8390ad

#8791a9

#8b93a4

#9095a0

#94969c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686a9 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#8584a7 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#80a3a2 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f8eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f8eb1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7f8eb1 (#7f8eb1) is rgb(127, 142, 177) in RGB.

No, #7f8eb1 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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