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#7B87A8

#7b87a8 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7b87a8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 52.94% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.79% cyan, 19.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 20.55% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.2437

Complementary

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #a89c7b

Split complementary

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #a8867b
  3. #9ea87b

Analogous

  1. #7b9ea8
  2. #7b87a8
  3. #867ba8

Triadic

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #a87b87
  3. #87a87b

Tetradic

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #9c7ba8
  3. #a89c7b
  4. #87a87b

Square

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #a87b9e
  3. #a89c7b
  4. #7ba886

Monochromatic

  1. #373e53
  2. #556181
  3. #7b87a8
  4. #a9b1c6
  5. #d7dbe5

Shades

#7b87a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #6f7a97
  3. #626c86
  4. #565f76
  5. #4a5165
  6. #3e4454
  7. #313643
  8. #252932
  9. #191b22
  10. #0c0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b87a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #8893b1
  3. #959fb9
  4. #a3abc2
  5. #b0b7cb
  6. #bdc3d4
  7. #cacfdc
  8. #d7dbe5
  9. #e5e7ee
  10. #f2f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b87a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b87a8
  2. #7c86a4
  3. #7c86a0
  4. #7d859c
  5. #7d8498
  6. #7e8494
  7. #7e8390
  8. #7f828c
  9. #7f8188
  10. #808184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d89aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7986a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f8d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c88a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a86a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #748b9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b87a8 {
  color: #7b87a8;
}
Background
.bg-7b87a8 {
  background-color: #7b87a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b87a8 {
  border: 2px solid #7b87a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b87a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 135 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 21% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b87a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b87a8, #867ba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b87a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 135 168 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.97 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.45 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.60 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.32 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.89 #847857 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7b87a8  rgb(123, 135, 168)  hsl(224, 21%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#a89c7b  rgb(168, 156, 123)  hsl(44, 21%, 57%)  Ecru
#a87b87  rgb(168, 123, 135)  hsl(344, 21%, 57%)  Turkish Rose
#87a87b  rgb(135, 168, 123)  hsl(104, 21%, 57%)  Asparagus