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#7A9BB0 Cadet Blue

The nearest named color to #7A9BB0 is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0).

#7A9BB0

Cadet Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #7A9BB0?

HEX
#7A9BB0
RGB
rgb(122, 155, 176)
HSL
hsl(203, 25%, 58%)
OKLCH
oklch(67.2% 0.048 236)
CMYK
31, 12, 0, 31

#7A9BB0 has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #7A9BB0
#7A9BB0
Same color
White
2.9Fail
Near-black
5.9AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #7A9BB0 · 5.9:1

Tints and shades of #7A9BB0

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EBF7FF
  2. #B8DBF1
  3. #9ABCD2
  4. #7A9BB0
  5. #608195
  6. #456578
  7. #2B4A5C
  8. #123042
  9. #001927

Colors that go with #7A9BB0

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Cool Gray, #9498BF and Cadet Blue, #60A19A become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --cadet-blue-1: #7A9BB0; /* Cadet Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #7A9BB0

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (16)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (2)