#7691AB
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(64.5% 0.05 247.6), rgb(118, 145, 171).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.40:1).
About this color
#7691AB is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 248°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.40:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.050) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.40:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7691AB |
| RGB | rgb(118, 145, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 24%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.05 247.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #7691AB | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7691AB | 6.40:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7691AB text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7691AB text on black | 6.40:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E6EAEE
oklch(93.5% 0.007 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D2DAE2
oklch(88.5% 0.014 248)
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Step 300
300
#B5C2D0
oklch(80.8% 0.024 250.1)
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Step 400
400
#8EA3B8
oklch(70.6% 0.039 248.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7691AB
oklch(64.5% 0.05 247.6)
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Step 600
600
#5A7792
oklch(55.7% 0.054 247)
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Step 700
700
#4A647C
oklch(49.2% 0.05 246.8)
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Step 800
800
#3D5165
oklch(42.7% 0.042 248.8)
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Step 900
900
#344352
oklch(37.6% 0.032 248.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2730
oklch(26.9% 0.02 251.6)
#7691AB with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8791AC | 0.023 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #808CAA | 0.018 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #669799 | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.050 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7691AB
#7691AB
oklch(64.5% 0.05 247.6)
- #A3886E
#A3886E
oklch(64.5% 0.05 65.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7691AB, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.011
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.014
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.031
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.038
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.040
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.041
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.044
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.049
Use #7691AB in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.