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Hex #7a8cbd

#7a8cbd is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #7a8cbd color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#7a8cbd Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#7a8cbd copy to clipboard
RGB	R 122 G 140 B 189 RGB (122, 140, 189) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 223.88 S 0.34 L 0.61
CMYK	C 26% M 19% Y 0% K 26%
Usage of blue	The color #7a8cbd is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#7a8cbd Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#7a8cbd to RGB conversion

Red	122	122% RED
Green	140	140% GREEN
Blue	189	189% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(122, 140, 189); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(122, 140, 189); // for css background-color

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#7a8cbd to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
26.27 %	19.22 %	0 %	25.88 %

#7a8cbd to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
223.881	0.34	0.61

CSS code: color: hsl(223.9, 34%, 61%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #7a8cbd

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #7a8cbd

Tints and Shades of #7a8cbd

Tints of #7a8cbd		Shades of #7a8cbd
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #7a8cbd

This shows how text with the hex-color #7a8cbd would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #7a8cbd

Primary
#7a8cbd (already open)

Secondary
#bdab7a

Tertiary
#e7e1cf

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Complementary Color: #bdab7a

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #7a8cbd

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