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#7E83AA

#7e83aa ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7e83aa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 51.37% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 22.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 233.18°, with 20.56% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.41.

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Relative luminance0.2357

Complementary

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #aaa57e

Split complementary

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #aa8f7e
  3. #99aa7e

Analogous

  1. #7e99aa
  2. #7e83aa
  3. #8f7eaa

Triadic

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #aa7e83
  3. #83aa7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #a57eaa
  3. #aaa57e
  4. #83aa7e

Square

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #aa7e99
  3. #aaa57e
  4. #7eaa8f

Monochromatic

  1. #393c56
  2. #575c84
  3. #7e83aa
  4. #acafc8
  5. #dadce7

Shades

#7e83aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #717699
  3. #656988
  4. #585c77
  5. #4c4f66
  6. #3f4255
  7. #323444
  8. #262733
  9. #191a22
  10. #0d0d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e83aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #8b8fb3
  3. #989cbb
  4. #a5a8c4
  5. #b2b5cc
  6. #bfc1d5
  7. #cbcddd
  8. #d8dae6
  9. #e5e6ee
  10. #f2f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e83aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e83aa
  2. #7e83a6
  3. #7e82a2
  4. #7f829d
  5. #7f8299
  6. #7f8295
  7. #7f8191
  8. #7f818d
  9. #808188
  10. #808084
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7887ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7684a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #738a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b85ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7984a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78879b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e83aa {
  color: #7e83aa;
}
Background
.bg-7e83aa {
  background-color: #7e83aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e83aa {
  border: 2px solid #7e83aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e83aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 131 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 21% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e83aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e83aa, #8f7eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e83aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 131 170 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.22 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.63 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.44 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.44 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.88 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.88 #817c55 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7e83aa  rgb(126, 131, 170)  hsl(233, 21%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#aaa57e  rgb(170, 165, 126)  hsl(53, 21%, 58%)  Sage
#aa7e83  rgb(170, 126, 131)  hsl(353, 21%, 58%)  Old Rose
#83aa7e  rgb(131, 170, 126)  hsl(113, 21%, 58%)  Asparagus