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#7A7D99

#7a7d99 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7a7d99 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 49.02% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.26% cyan, 18.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 234.19°, with 13.19% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.42.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.211

Complementary

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #99967a

Split complementary

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #99867a
  3. #8c997a

Analogous

  1. #7a8c99
  2. #7a7d99
  3. #867a99

Triadic

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #997a7d
  3. #7d997a

Tetradic

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #967a99
  3. #99967a
  4. #7d997a

Square

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #997a8c
  3. #99967a
  4. #7a9986

Monochromatic

  1. #353745
  2. #565970
  3. #7a7d99
  4. #a5a7ba
  5. #d1d2db

Shades

#7a7d99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #6e718a
  3. #62647a
  4. #55586b
  5. #494b5c
  6. #3d3f4d
  7. #31323d
  8. #25262e
  9. #18191f
  10. #0c0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a7d99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #878aa3
  3. #9597ad
  4. #a2a4b8
  5. #afb1c2
  6. #bdbecc
  7. #cacbd6
  8. #d7d8e0
  9. #e4e5eb
  10. #f2f2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a7d99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a7d99
  2. #7b7d97
  3. #7b7e94
  4. #7c7e92
  5. #7c7e8f
  6. #7d7f8d
  7. #7e7f8a
  8. #7e7f88
  9. #7f7f85
  10. #7f8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7e8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76809a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747e98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #738286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #777f9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777d99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76808e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a7d99 {
  color: #7a7d99;
}
Background
.bg-7a7d99 {
  background-color: #7a7d99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a7d99 {
  border: 2px solid #7a7d99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a7d99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 125 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 13% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a7d99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a7d99, #867a99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a7d99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 125 153 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.42 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.08 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.50 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.50 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.09 #858266 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7a7d99  rgb(122, 125, 153)  hsl(234, 13%, 54%)  Cool Gray
#99967a  rgb(153, 150, 122)  hsl(54, 13%, 54%)  Moss Green
#997a7d  rgb(153, 122, 125)  hsl(354, 13%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#7d997a  rgb(125, 153, 122)  hsl(114, 13%, 54%)  Xanadu