#7A95B2
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(66% 0.053 250.5), rgb(122, 149, 178).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.76:1).
About this color
#7A95B2 is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 250°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.76:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.76:1 |
| White text | 3.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A95B2 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 149, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 27%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.053 250.5) |
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 #7A95B2 | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A95B2 | 6.76:1 | AA | Lc 46.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7A95B2 text on white | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7A95B2 text on black | 6.76:1 | AA | Lc -43.8 | 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
#F4F6F8
oklch(97.2% 0.003 247.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6EAEF
oklch(93.5% 0.008 253.9)
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Step 200
200
#D2DAE3
oklch(88.5% 0.015 251.2)
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Step 300
300
#B5C2D1
oklch(80.9% 0.026 251.9)
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Step 400
400
#8EA3BA
oklch(70.7% 0.041 250.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A95B2
oklch(66% 0.053 250.5)
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Step 600
600
#5A7694
oklch(55.6% 0.057 250.6)
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Step 700
700
#49637E
oklch(49% 0.054 249.9)
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Step 800
800
#3D5167
oklch(42.8% 0.044 251.3)
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Step 900
900
#344354
oklch(37.7% 0.035 251.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E2731
oklch(26.9% 0.023 251.3)
#7A95B2 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) | #8A96B3 | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8390B1 | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #699C9E | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.053 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A95B2
#7A95B2
oklch(66% 0.053 250.5)
- #A78D6F
#A78D6F
oklch(65.9% 0.053 70.7)
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 #7A95B2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.024
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.029
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.029
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.033
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.039
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.043
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.044
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.046
Use #7A95B2 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.