#7C99BD

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightslategray.

About #7C99BD

Visually, #7C99BD is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 153 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 19% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 213.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C99BD
RGB124, 153, 189
HSL213.2°, 33.0%, 61.4%
CMYK34%, 19%, 0%, 26%
HSV213.2°, 34.4%, 74.1%
LAB62.3, -1.3, -21.9
XYZ28.9, 30.7, 52.6
Decimal8165821

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.15:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C99BD; }
.text-color { color: #7C99BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C99BD; }

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