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Hex #7d868e

#7d868e is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #7d868e color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#7d868e Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#7d868e copy to clipboard
RGB	R 125 G 134 B 142 RGB (125, 134, 142) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 208.24 S 0.07 L 0.52
CMYK	C 7% M 3% Y 0% K 44%
Usage of blue	The color #7d868e is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#7d868e Conversion and Usage

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

#7d868e to RGB conversion

Red	125	125% RED
Green	134	134% GREEN
Blue	142	142% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(125, 134, 142); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(125, 134, 142); // for css background-color

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#7d868e to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
6.67 %	3.14 %	0 %	44.31 %

#7d868e to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
208.235	0.07	0.52

CSS code: color: hsl(208.2, 7%, 52%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #7d868e

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 #7d868e

Tints and Shades of #7d868e

Tints of #7d868e		Shades of #7d868e
	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 #7d868e

This shows how text with the hex-color #7d868e 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 #7d868e

Primary
#7d868e (already open)

Secondary
#8e857d

Tertiary
#c9c5c1

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Complementary Color: #8e857d

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #7d868e

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