#7B83AE
Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(62% 0.066 276.1), rgb(123, 131, 174).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.69:1).
About this color
#7B83AE is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.69:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A) |
| Black text | 5.69:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B83AE |
| RGB | rgb(123, 131, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 24%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.066 276.1) |
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 #7B83AE | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B83AE | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B83AE text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B83AE text on black | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F4F5F8
oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 100
100
#E8E9F0
oklch(93.5% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 200
200
#D6D8E5
oklch(88.5% 0.018 279)
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Step 300
300
#BBBFD6
oklch(80.9% 0.033 277.8)
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Step 400
400
#979EC1
oklch(70.6% 0.052 276.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B83AE
oklch(62% 0.066 276.1)
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Step 600
600
#68709D
oklch(55.7% 0.071 276.1)
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Step 700
700
#565D86
oklch(49% 0.066 276.2)
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Step 800
800
#474C6D
oklch(42.6% 0.055 277.2)
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Step 900
900
#3B4059
oklch(37.8% 0.043 275.4)
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Step 950
950
#232534
oklch(26.9% 0.028 278.4)
#7B83AE 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) | #7687B0 | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7383AD | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E8B92 | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B83AE
#7B83AE
oklch(62% 0.066 276.1)
- #928658
#928658
oklch(61.9% 0.065 95.3)
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 #7B83AE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.030
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.032
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.036
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.038
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.040
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.041
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.043
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.046
Use #7B83AE 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.