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#7687AD Color

#7687AD is rgb(118, 135, 173) in RGB, hsl(221, 25%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow Blue (#778BA5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7687AD
HEX#7687AD
RGBrgb(118, 135, 173)
HSLhsl(221, 25%, 57%)
HSVhsv(221, 32%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.061 265.9)
LABlab(56.02% 0.59 -22.35)
LCHlch(56.02% 22.36 271.52)

What #7687AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7687AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 6.96Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.04Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.27Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 9.82Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 10.16Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 10.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7687AD Channel Values

How #7687AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 135 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 25% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 32% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7687AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7687AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7687AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7687AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7687AD
Complementary
#AD9B76
Analogous
#76A3AD
Analogous
#8076AD
Triadic
#AD7687
Triadic
#87AD76
Split comp.
#AD8076
Split comp.
#A3AD76

Tints & Shades of #7687AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8998B8
#9CA9C4
#AFB9CF
#BFC7D9
#D2D8E4
#E6E9F0

Shades

#5E719C
#506186
#414F6C
#343F56
#242C3D
#171C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7687AD.

How #7687AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7687AD
Protanopia#8484AD
Protanomaly#7F85AD
Deuteranopia#8282AD
Deuteranomaly#7D84AD
Tritanopia#6F8D8D
Tritanomaly#728A9B
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #7687AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7687ad: #7687AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7687AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7687ad': '#7687AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.529, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_7687ad">#7687AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7687AD"

More Blue Colors

#7687AD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7687AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7687AD?

#7687AD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(118, 135, 173) in RGB and hsl(221, 25%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow Blue (#778BA5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #7687AD?

#7687AD is rgb(118, 135, 173) — red 118, green 135, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7687AD?

#7687AD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7687AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7687AD scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7687AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7687AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 11.78, which is visibly different.

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