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#7C8FBE

#7c8fbe ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7c8fbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 56.08% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.74% cyan, 24.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2765

Complementary

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #beab7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #be8a7c
  3. #b0be7c

Analogous

  1. #7cb0be
  2. #7c8fbe
  3. #8a7cbe

Triadic

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #be7c8f
  3. #8fbe7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #ab7cbe
  3. #beab7c
  4. #8fbe7c

Square

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #be7cb0
  3. #beab7c
  4. #7cbe8a

Monochromatic

  1. #35456c
  2. #4f669f
  3. #7c8fbe
  4. #afbbd7
  5. #e2e6f1

Shades

#7c8fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #7081ab
  3. #637298
  4. #576485
  5. #4a5672
  6. #3e485f
  7. #32394c
  8. #252b39
  9. #191d26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #899ac5
  3. #96a5cb
  4. #a3b1d2
  5. #b0bcd8
  6. #bec7df
  7. #cbd2e5
  8. #d8ddec
  9. #e5e9f2
  10. #f2f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8fbe
  2. #7c8eb8
  3. #7d8cb2
  4. #7d8bab
  5. #7e89a5
  6. #7e889f
  7. #7e8699
  8. #7f8593
  9. #7f838c
  10. #808286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8093c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69989f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e91bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b8ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7195ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8fbe {
  color: #7c8fbe;
}
Background
.bg-7c8fbe {
  background-color: #7c8fbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8fbe {
  border: 2px solid #7c8fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 143 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 34% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8fbe, #8a7cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 143 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.60 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.03 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.60 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.69 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.15 #837041 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7c8fbe  rgb(124, 143, 190)  hsl(223, 34%, 62%)  Glaucous
#beab7c  rgb(190, 171, 124)  hsl(43, 34%, 62%)  Ecru
#be7c8f  rgb(190, 124, 143)  hsl(343, 34%, 62%)  Turkish Rose
#8fbe7c  rgb(143, 190, 124)  hsl(103, 34%, 62%)  Pistachio