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#7F99AD Color

#7F99AD is rgb(127, 153, 173) in RGB, hsl(206, 22%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F99AD
HEX#7F99AD
RGBrgb(127, 153, 173)
HSLhsl(206, 22%, 59%)
HSVhsv(206, 27%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.042 241.4)
LABlab(61.73% -5.93 -13.67)
LCHlch(61.73% 14.90 246.54)

What #7F99AD 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 #7F99AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.13Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 6.3Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 6.43Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 6.88Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.99

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

#7F99AD Channel Values

How #7F99AD 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 127 · G 153 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 22% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 27% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F99AD 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F99AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F99AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F99AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F99AD
Complementary
#AD937F
Analogous
#7FADAA
Analogous
#7F83AD
Triadic
#AD7F9A
Triadic
#9AAD7F
Split comp.
#AD7F83
Split comp.
#ADAA7F

Tints & Shades of #7F99AD

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

#92A8B9
#A2B5C3
#B4C4CF
#C4D0D9
#D7DFE5
#E6EBEF

Shades

#67869E
#567186
#465C6D
#384957
#28343E
#181F25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F99AD.

How #7F99AD 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#7F99AD
Protanopia#9595AD
Protanomaly#8D97AD
Deuteranopia#9191AE
Deuteranomaly#8A94AD
Tritanopia#7B9C9C
Tritanomaly#7D9BA3
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #7F99AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f99ad: #7F99AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F99AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f99ad': '#7F99AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.600, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_7f99ad">#7F99AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F99AD"

More Blue Colors

#7F99AD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7F99AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F99AD?

#7F99AD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(127, 153, 173) in RGB and hsl(206, 22%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #7F99AD?

#7F99AD is rgb(127, 153, 173) — red 127, green 153, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F99AD?

#7F99AD converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F99AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F99AD scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F99AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F99AD 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 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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