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#7C8BBE

#7c8bbe ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7c8bbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 54.51% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.74% cyan, 26.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 226.36°, with 33.67% saturation and 61.57% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.2647

Complementary

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #beaf7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #be8e7c
  3. #acbe7c

Analogous

  1. #7cacbe
  2. #7c8bbe
  3. #8e7cbe

Triadic

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #be7c8b
  3. #8bbe7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #af7cbe
  3. #beaf7c
  4. #8bbe7c

Square

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #be7cac
  3. #beaf7c
  4. #7cbe8e

Monochromatic

  1. #35426c
  2. #4f619f
  3. #7c8bbe
  4. #afb8d7
  5. #e2e6f1

Shades

#7c8bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #707dab
  3. #636f98
  4. #576185
  5. #4a5372
  6. #3e465f
  7. #32384c
  8. #252a39
  9. #191c26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #8997c5
  3. #96a2cb
  4. #a3aed2
  5. #b0b9d8
  6. #bec5df
  7. #cbd1e5
  8. #d8dcec
  9. #e5e8f2
  10. #f2f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8bbe
  2. #7c8ab8
  3. #7d89b2
  4. #7d88ab
  5. #7e87a5
  6. #7e869f
  7. #7e8499
  8. #7f8393
  9. #7f828c
  10. #808186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868ca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b90c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #758abd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7191ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8bbe {
  color: #7c8bbe;
}
Background
.bg-7c8bbe {
  background-color: #7c8bbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8bbe {
  border: 2px solid #7c8bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 139 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 34% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8bbe, #8e7cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 139 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.58 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.64 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.23 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.23 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.02 #837441 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7c8bbe  rgb(124, 139, 190)  hsl(226, 34%, 62%)  Glaucous
#beaf7c  rgb(190, 175, 124)  hsl(46, 34%, 62%)  Ecru
#be7c8b  rgb(190, 124, 139)  hsl(346, 34%, 62%)  Turkish Rose
#8bbe7c  rgb(139, 190, 124)  hsl(106, 34%, 62%)  Pistachio