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#7C8DB2

#7c8db2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7c8db2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 55.29% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.34% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 221.11°, with 25.96% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2655

Complementary

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #b2a17c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #b2867c
  3. #a8b27c

Analogous

  1. #7ca8b2
  2. #7c8db2
  3. #867cb2

Triadic

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #b27c8d
  3. #8db27c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #a17cb2
  3. #b2a17c
  4. #8db27c

Square

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #b27ca8
  3. #b2a17c
  4. #7cb286

Monochromatic

  1. #37435e
  2. #53668e
  3. #7c8db2
  4. #acb7ce
  5. #dce1eb

Shades

#7c8db2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #707fa0
  3. #63718e
  4. #57637d
  5. #4a556b
  6. #3e4759
  7. #323847
  8. #252a35
  9. #191c24
  10. #0c0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8db2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #8998ba
  3. #96a4c1
  4. #a3afc9
  5. #b0bbd1
  6. #bec6d9
  7. #cbd1e0
  8. #d8dde8
  9. #e5e8f0
  10. #f2f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8db2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8db2
  2. #7c8cad
  3. #7d8aa8
  4. #7d89a3
  5. #7e889e
  6. #7e8799
  7. #7e8594
  8. #7f848f
  9. #7f838a
  10. #808185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818fb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c8bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d9499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8eb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8cb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7391a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8db2 {
  color: #7c8db2;
}
Background
.bg-7c8db2 {
  background-color: #7c8db2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8db2 {
  border: 2px solid #7c8db2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8db2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 141 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 26% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8db2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8db2, #867cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8db2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 141 178 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.79 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.79 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.33 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.83 #83724d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7c8db2  rgb(124, 141, 178)  hsl(221, 26%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#b2a17c  rgb(178, 161, 124)  hsl(41, 26%, 59%)  Ecru
#b27c8d  rgb(178, 124, 141)  hsl(341, 26%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#8db27c  rgb(141, 178, 124)  hsl(101, 26%, 59%)  Asparagus