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#7A8AAE Color

#7A8AAE is rgb(122, 138, 174) in RGB, hsl(222, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 21%, 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A8AAE
HEX#7A8AAE
RGBrgb(122, 138, 174)
HSLhsl(222, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(222, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.057 266.1)
LABlab(57.19% 0.49 -21.11)
LCHlch(57.19% 21.12 271.32)

What #7A8AAE 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 #7A8AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 5.79Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 7.66Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.26Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 10.4Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 10.68Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 10.8

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

#7A8AAE Channel Values

How #7A8AAE 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 122 · G 138 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A8AAE 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A8AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A8AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A8AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A8AAE
Complementary
#AE9E7A
Analogous
#7AA3AE
Analogous
#847AAE
Triadic
#AE7A8A
Triadic
#8AAE7A
Split comp.
#AE847A
Split comp.
#A3AE7A

Tints & Shades of #7A8AAE

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

#8D9AB9
#9DA8C3
#B0B9CF
#C3CADA
#D6DBE6
#E6E9EF

Shades

#61739E
#536388
#44516F
#343E55
#252C3C
#171C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A8AAE.

How #7A8AAE 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#7A8AAE
Protanopia#8787AE
Protanomaly#8288AE
Deuteranopia#8585AE
Deuteranomaly#8187AE
Tritanopia#748F8F
Tritanomaly#768D9C
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #7A8AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a8aae: #7A8AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A8AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a8aae': '#7A8AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.541, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7a8aae">#7A8AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A8AAE"

More Blue Colors

#7A8AAE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7A8AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A8AAE?

#7A8AAE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(122, 138, 174) in RGB and hsl(222, 24%, 58%) 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #7A8AAE?

#7A8AAE is rgb(122, 138, 174) — red 122, green 138, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A8AAE?

#7A8AAE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A8AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A8AAE scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A8AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A8AAE 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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