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Hex #7f8ac7

#7f8ac7 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #7f8ac7 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#7f8ac7 Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#7f8ac7 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 127 G 138 B 199 RGB (127, 138, 199) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 230.83 S 0.39 L 0.64
CMYK	C 28% M 24% Y 0% K 22%
Usage of blue	The color #7f8ac7 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#7f8ac7 Conversion and Usage

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

#7f8ac7 to RGB conversion

Red	127	127% RED
Green	138	138% GREEN
Blue	199	199% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(127, 138, 199); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(127, 138, 199); // for css background-color

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#7f8ac7 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
28.24 %	23.92 %	0 %	21.96 %

#7f8ac7 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
230.833	0.39	0.64

CSS code: color: hsl(230.8, 39%, 64%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #7f8ac7

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 #7f8ac7

Tints and Shades of #7f8ac7

Tints of #7f8ac7		Shades of #7f8ac7
	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 #7f8ac7

This shows how text with the hex-color #7f8ac7 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 #7f8ac7

Primary
#7f8ac7 (already open)

Secondary
#c7bc7f

Tertiary
#eeead8

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Complementary Color: #c7bc7f

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #7f8ac7

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