#7E879F
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(62.4% 0.038 269.1), rgb(126, 135, 159).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.85:1).
About this color
#7E879F is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 269°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.85:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.85:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E879F |
| RGB | rgb(126, 135, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 15%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.038 269.1) |
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 #7E879F | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E879F | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E879F text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E879F text on black | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAED
oklch(93.6% 0.005 258.3)
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Step 200
200
#D6D9E0
oklch(88.5% 0.01 267.4)
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Step 300
300
#BCC0CD
oklch(80.9% 0.019 272.3)
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Step 400
400
#99A0B4
oklch(70.7% 0.03 270.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E879F
oklch(62.4% 0.038 269.1)
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Step 600
600
#69738C
oklch(55.6% 0.041 267.9)
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Step 700
700
#586077
oklch(49.1% 0.038 269.9)
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Step 800
800
#484F61
oklch(42.8% 0.031 268.4)
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Step 900
900
#3C414F
oklch(37.6% 0.025 269.7)
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Step 950
950
#23262E
oklch(26.9% 0.016 269.1)
#7E879F 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) | #8089A0 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7D869E | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #768C8F | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E879F
#7E879F
oklch(62.4% 0.038 269.1)
- #91876E
#91876E
oklch(62.5% 0.038 88.8)
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 #7E879F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.015
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.019
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.020
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.022
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.023
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.035
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.038
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.040
Use #7E879F 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.