#7C7CA8

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #7C7CA8

The hex code #7C7CA8 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 124 green, and 168 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 26% cyan and 26% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C7CA8
RGB124, 124, 168
HSL240.0°, 20.2%, 57.3%
CMYK26%, 26%, 0%, 34%
HSV240.0°, 26.2%, 65.9%
LAB53.5, 10.0, -23.4
XYZ22.6, 21.5, 40.0
Decimal8158376

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.31:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C7CA8; }
.text-color { color: #7C7CA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C7CA8; }

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