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#7C8EBA

#7c8eba ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7c8eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 55.69% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 23.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.58°, with 31% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2718

Complementary

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #baa87c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #ba897c
  3. #adba7c

Analogous

  1. #7cadba
  2. #7c8eba
  3. #897cba

Triadic

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #ba7c8e
  3. #8eba7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #a87cba
  3. #baa87c
  4. #8eba7c

Square

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #ba7cad
  3. #baa87c
  4. #7cba89

Monochromatic

  1. #364467
  2. #516699
  3. #7c8eba
  4. #aeb9d4
  5. #e0e4ef

Shades

#7c8eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #7080a7
  3. #637295
  4. #576382
  5. #4a5570
  6. #3e475d
  7. #32394a
  8. #252b38
  9. #191c25
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #8999c1
  3. #96a5c8
  4. #a3b0cf
  5. #b0bbd6
  6. #bec7dd
  7. #cbd2e3
  8. #d8ddea
  9. #e5e8f1
  10. #f2f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8eba
  2. #7c8db4
  3. #7d8bae
  4. #7d8aa9
  5. #7e88a3
  6. #7e879d
  7. #7e8697
  8. #7f8491
  9. #7f838c
  10. #808186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8091bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a979d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e90bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b8db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7293a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8eba {
  color: #7c8eba;
}
Background
.bg-7c8eba {
  background-color: #7c8eba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8eba {
  border: 2px solid #7c8eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 142 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 31% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8eba, #897cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 142 186 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.15 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.23 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.26 #837145 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7c8eba  rgb(124, 142, 186)  hsl(223, 31%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#baa87c  rgb(186, 168, 124)  hsl(43, 31%, 61%)  Ecru
#ba7c8e  rgb(186, 124, 142)  hsl(343, 31%, 61%)  Turkish Rose
#8eba7c  rgb(142, 186, 124)  hsl(103, 31%, 61%)  Olivine