#7f9ebc

Color #7f9ebc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#7f9ebc

RGB

rgb(127, 158, 188)

HSL

hsl(209.5, 31.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.5, 32.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 16%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.83, -3.47, -18.96)

LCH

lch(63.83, 19.27, 259.63)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0563, 247.76)

HWB

hwb(209.5, 49.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9d7f

Analogous

#7fbcbc

#7f9ebc

#7f80bc

Triadic

#7f9ebc

#bc7f9e

#9ebc7f

Split-complementary

#7f9ebc

#bc7f80

#bcbc7f

Tetradic

#7f9ebc

#9d7fbc

#bc9d7f

#9ebc7f

Square

#7f9ebc

#bc7fbc

#bc9d7f

#80bc7f

Shades

Color #7f9ebc mixed toward black.

#5d84aa

#486a8a

#364f67

#243545

#121a22

Tints

Color #7f9ebc mixed toward white.

#94aec7

#aabed2

#bfcfde

#d4dfe9

#eaeff4

Tones

Color #7f9ebc mixed toward gray.

#849eb7

#899eb2

#8e9ead

#939ea8

#999ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eb5 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#8c89b4 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#81b0af · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f9ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f9ebc]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#7f9ebc (#7f9ebc) is rgb(127, 158, 188) in RGB.

No, #7f9ebc 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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