#7f9eb6

Color #7f9eb6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7f9eb6

RGB

rgb(127, 158, 182)

HSL

hsl(206.2, 27.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.2, 30.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(63.62, -4.98, -15.92)

LCH

lch(63.62, 16.68, 252.63)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0495, 241.68)

HWB

hwb(206.2, 49.8%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6977f

Analogous

#7fb6b3

#7f9eb6

#7f82b6

Triadic

#7f9eb6

#b67f9e

#9eb67f

Split-complementary

#7f9eb6

#b67f82

#b6b37f

Tetradic

#7f9eb6

#977fb6

#b6977f

#9eb67f

Square

#7f9eb6

#b37fb6

#b6977f

#82b67f

Shades

Color #7f9eb6 mixed toward black.

#5e85a3

#4b6b83

#385062

#253542

#131b21

Tints

Color #7f9eb6 mixed toward white.

#94aec2

#aabece

#bfcfdb

#d4dfe7

#eaeff3

Tones

Color #7f9eb6 mixed toward gray.

#849db1

#889dad

#8d9ca8

#919ca4

#969b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eb1 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#8c89af · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#81acab · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f9eb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f9eb6]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#7f9eb6 (#7f9eb6) is rgb(127, 158, 182) in RGB.

No, #7f9eb6 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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