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#7F8FBE

#7f8fbe ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7f8fbe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.08% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.16% cyan, 24.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 224.76°, with 32.64% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2787

Complementary

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #beae7f

Split complementary

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #be8f7f
  3. #afbe7f

Analogous

  1. #7fafbe
  2. #7f8fbe
  3. #8f7fbe

Triadic

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #be7f8f
  3. #8fbe7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #ae7fbe
  3. #beae7f
  4. #8fbe7f

Square

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #be7faf
  3. #beae7f
  4. #7fbe8f

Monochromatic

  1. #37456d
  2. #5165a0
  3. #7f8fbe
  4. #b2bbd8
  5. #e4e8f2

Shades

#7f8fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #7281ab
  3. #667298
  4. #596485
  5. #4c5672
  6. #40485f
  7. #33394c
  8. #262b39
  9. #191d26
  10. #0d0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f8fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #8c9ac5
  3. #99a5cb
  4. #a5b1d2
  5. #b2bcd8
  6. #bfc7df
  7. #ccd2e5
  8. #d9ddec
  9. #e5e9f2
  10. #f2f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f8fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f8fbe
  2. #7f8eb8
  3. #7f8cb2
  4. #7f8bab
  5. #7f89a5
  6. #80889f
  7. #808699
  8. #808593
  9. #80838c
  10. #808286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8990a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8093c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d989f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8091bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7595ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f8fbe {
  color: #7f8fbe;
}
Background
.bg-7f8fbe {
  background-color: #7f8fbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f8fbe {
  border: 2px solid #7f8fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f8fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 143 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 33% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f8fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f8fbe, #8f7fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f8fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 143 190 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.31 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.22 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.51 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.05 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.05 #807041 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7f8fbe  rgb(127, 143, 190)  hsl(225, 33%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#beae7f  rgb(190, 174, 127)  hsl(45, 33%, 62%)  Ecru
#be7f8f  rgb(190, 127, 143)  hsl(345, 33%, 62%)  Puce
#8fbe7f  rgb(143, 190, 127)  hsl(105, 33%, 62%)  Olivine