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#7E91C3

#7e91c3 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7e91c3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 56.86% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.38% cyan, 25.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 223.48°, with 36.51% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2863

Complementary

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #c3b07e

Split complementary

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #c38d7e
  3. #b3c37e

Analogous

  1. #7eb3c3
  2. #7e91c3
  3. #8d7ec3

Triadic

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #c37e91
  3. #91c37e

Tetradic

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #b07ec3
  3. #c3b07e
  4. #91c37e

Square

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #c37eb3
  3. #c3b07e
  4. #7ec38d

Monochromatic

  1. #354673
  2. #4e66a7
  3. #7e91c3
  4. #b2bedb
  5. #e6eaf4

Shades

#7e91c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #7183b0
  3. #65749c
  4. #586689
  5. #4c5775
  6. #3f4962
  7. #323a4e
  8. #262c3b
  9. #191d27
  10. #0d0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e91c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #8b9cc9
  3. #98a7cf
  4. #a5b2d5
  5. #b2bddb
  6. #bfc8e1
  7. #cbd3e7
  8. #d8deed
  9. #e5e9f3
  10. #f2f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e91c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e91c3
  2. #7e8fbc
  3. #7e8eb6
  4. #7f8caf
  5. #7f8aa8
  6. #7f89a2
  7. #7f879b
  8. #7f8594
  9. #80838d
  10. #808287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a91a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8195c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #699ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8093c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c90c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7297b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e91c3 {
  color: #7e91c3;
}
Background
.bg-7e91c3 {
  background-color: #7e91c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e91c3 {
  border: 2px solid #7e91c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e91c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 145 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 37% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e91c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e91c3, #8d7ec3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e91c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 145 195 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.16 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.37 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.24 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.31 #816e3c Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7e91c3  rgb(126, 145, 195)  hsl(223, 37%, 63%)  Glaucous
#c3b07e  rgb(195, 176, 126)  hsl(43, 37%, 63%)  Ecru
#c37e91  rgb(195, 126, 145)  hsl(343, 37%, 63%)  Puce
#91c37e  rgb(145, 195, 126)  hsl(103, 37%, 63%)  Pistachio