#7C81AC
Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(61.5% 0.065 279.1), rgb(124, 129, 172).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.59:1).
About this color
#7C81AC is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.065 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.59:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.065) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A) |
| Black text | 5.59:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C81AC |
| RGB | rgb(124, 129, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 22%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.065 279.1) |
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 #7C81AC | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C81AC | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C81AC text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C81AC text on black | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#F5F5F8
oklch(97.1% 0.004 286.3)
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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
#BCBFD6
oklch(81% 0.032 279.7)
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Step 400
400
#999EC1
oklch(70.7% 0.051 278.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C81AC
oklch(61.5% 0.065 279.1)
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Step 600
600
#6A6F9D
oklch(55.6% 0.072 279)
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Step 700
700
#595D86
oklch(49.2% 0.066 279.4)
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Step 800
800
#484C6D
oklch(42.7% 0.055 278.5)
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Step 900
900
#3D3F58
oklch(37.7% 0.043 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#232534
oklch(26.9% 0.028 278.4)
#7C81AC 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) | #7586AE | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7282AB | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #708990 | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.065 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C81AC
#7C81AC
oklch(61.5% 0.065 279.1)
- #8E8657
#8E8657
oklch(61.6% 0.066 99.7)
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 #7C81AC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.027
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.036
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.040
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.041
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.041
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.043
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.043
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.047
Use #7C81AC 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.