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#7695A7 Color

#7695A7 is rgb(118, 149, 167) in RGB, hsl(202, 22%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Slate Gray (#778899), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7695A7
HEX#7695A7
RGBrgb(118, 149, 167)
HSLhsl(202, 22%, 56%)
HSVhsv(202, 29%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.044 233.8)
LABlab(59.82% -7.95 -13.23)
LCHlch(59.82% 15.44 239.00)

What #7695A7 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 #7695A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 6.36Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 6.66Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.5Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.19Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.87Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 9.31

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

#7695A7 Channel Values

How #7695A7 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 149 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 22% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 29% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7695A7 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7695A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7695A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7695A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7695A7
Complementary
#A78876
Analogous
#76A7A1
Analogous
#767DA7
Triadic
#A77695
Triadic
#95A776
Split comp.
#A7767D
Split comp.
#A7A176

Tints & Shades of #7695A7

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

#89A4B3
#9BB2BF
#AEC1CB
#C1CFD7
#D3DDE3
#E6ECEF

Shades

#618498
#526F80
#445C6A
#344651
#26333B
#161E22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7695A7.

How #7695A7 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#7695A7
Protanopia#9090A7
Protanomaly#8792A7
Deuteranopia#8C8CA8
Deuteranomaly#8490A7
Tritanopia#739797
Tritanomaly#74969E
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #7695A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7695a7: #7695A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7695A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7695a7': '#7695A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.584, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_7695a7">#7695A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#7695A7"

More Blue Colors

#7695A7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7695A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7695A7?

#7695A7 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(118, 149, 167) in RGB and hsl(202, 22%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #7695A7?

#7695A7 is rgb(118, 149, 167) — red 118, green 149, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7695A7?

#7695A7 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7695A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7695A7 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7695A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7695A7 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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