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#7D87B0 Color

#7D87B0 is rgb(125, 135, 176) in RGB, hsl(228, 24%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D87B0
HEX#7D87B0
RGBrgb(125, 135, 176)
HSLhsl(228, 24%, 59%)
HSVhsv(228, 29%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.063 273.8)
LABlab(56.65% 3.48 -23.05)
LCHlch(56.65% 23.31 278.60)

What #7D87B0 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 #7D87B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 8.65Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.19Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.61Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 10.36Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 11.57Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.87

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

#7D87B0 Channel Values

How #7D87B0 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 125 · G 135 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 24% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 29% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D87B0 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D87B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D87B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D87B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D87B0
Complementary
#B0A67D
Analogous
#7DA0B0
Analogous
#8C7DB0
Triadic
#B07D87
Triadic
#87B07D
Split comp.
#B08C7D
Split comp.
#A0B07D

Tints & Shades of #7D87B0

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

#9099BB
#A0A7C5
#B3B9D0
#C3C8DA
#D6D9E6
#E6E8EF

Shades

#6470A0
#535E88
#444C6F
#363D59
#272C3F
#171A26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D87B0.

How #7D87B0 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#7D87B0
Protanopia#8585B0
Protanomaly#8286B0
Deuteranopia#8484B0
Deuteranomaly#8185B0
Tritanopia#768D8D
Tritanomaly#798B9C
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D87B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d87b0: #7D87B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D87B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d87b0': '#7D87B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.529, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_7d87b0">#7D87B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D87B0"

More Blue Colors

#7D87B0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D87B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D87B0?

#7D87B0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(125, 135, 176) in RGB and hsl(228, 24%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #7D87B0?

#7D87B0 is rgb(125, 135, 176) — red 125, green 135, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D87B0?

#7D87B0 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D87B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D87B0 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D87B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D87B0 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 13.68, which is visibly different.

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