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#7D96AA Color

#7D96AA is rgb(125, 150, 170) in RGB, hsl(207, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 33%) 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 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D96AA
HEX#7D96AA
RGBrgb(125, 150, 170)
HSLhsl(207, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(207, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.041 242.4)
LABlab(60.66% -5.60 -13.60)
LCHlch(60.66% 14.71 247.61)

What #7D96AA 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 #7D96AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 5.39Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 5.82Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.06Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.15Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 7.62Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.77

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

#7D96AA Channel Values

How #7D96AA 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 150 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D96AA 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D96AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D96AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D96AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D96AA
Complementary
#AA927D
Analogous
#7DAAA8
Analogous
#7D80AA
Triadic
#AA7D96
Triadic
#96AA7D
Split comp.
#AA7D80
Split comp.
#AAA87D

Tints & Shades of #7D96AA

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

#90A5B6
#9FB2C1
#B2C1CD
#C4D0D9
#D7DFE5
#E6EBEF

Shades

#65829A
#577085
#475B6C
#364653
#26313B
#181F25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D96AA.

How #7D96AA 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#7D96AA
Protanopia#9292AA
Protanomaly#8A94AA
Deuteranopia#8E8EAB
Deuteranomaly#8891AA
Tritanopia#799999
Tritanomaly#7B98A0
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #7D96AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d96aa: #7D96AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D96AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d96aa': '#7D96AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.588, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_7d96aa">#7D96AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D96AA"

More Blue Colors

#7D96AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D96AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D96AA?

#7D96AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(125, 150, 170) in RGB and hsl(207, 21%, 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 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #7D96AA?

#7D96AA is rgb(125, 150, 170) — red 125, green 150, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D96AA?

#7D96AA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D96AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D96AA scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D96AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D96AA 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 5.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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