#7fa4e1

Color #7fa4e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#7fa4e1

RGB

rgb(127, 164, 225)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 62%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 43.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(66.9, 3.15, -34.78)

LCH

lch(66.9, 34.92, 275.18)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0986, 260.13)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 49.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1bc7f

Analogous

#7fd5e1

#7fa4e1

#8b7fe1

Triadic

#7fa4e1

#e17fa4

#a4e17f

Split-complementary

#7fa4e1

#e18b7f

#d5e17f

Tetradic

#7fa4e1

#bc7fe1

#e1bc7f

#a4e17f

Square

#7fa4e1

#e17fd5

#e1bc7f

#7fe18b

Shades

Color #7fa4e1 mixed toward black.

#4f82d6

#2d64be

#214b8f

#16325f

#0b1930

Tints

Color #7fa4e1 mixed toward white.

#94b3e6

#aac2eb

#bfd2f0

#d4e1f5

#eaf0fa

Tones

Color #7fa4e1 mixed toward gray.

#87a6d9

#8fa8d1

#97aac8

#a0acc0

#a8aeb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191d4 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#8e8bd1 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#81cac7 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7fa4e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7fa4e1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7fa4e1 (#7fa4e1) is rgb(127, 164, 225) in RGB.

No, #7fa4e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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