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#7E8AAB closest to Galactic Gossamer

#7E8AAB is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 54.1% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(126, 138, 171)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 21% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #7E8AAB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.11:1.

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Variations of #7E8AAB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7E8AAB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7E8AAB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7E8AAB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C89AA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #808CAD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F8CAC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C89AA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D89AB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #729095
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7A8DA1
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #878A93

#7E8AAB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.44:1 Poor#7E8AAB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.11:1 Good#7E8AAB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7E8AAB in CSS

/* Galactic Gossamer */
.color { color: #7E8AAB; }
.background { background-color: #7E8AAB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7E8AAB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(126 138 171);
color: hsl(224 21% 58%);
color: oklch(0.636 0.052 269.3);

#7E8AAB FAQ

What color is #7E8AAB?

#7E8AAB is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #7E8AAB?

#7E8AAB is rgb(126, 138, 171) in RGB, hsl(224, 21%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7E8AAB?

The complementary color of #7E8AAB is #AB9F7E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7E8AAB?

Black text has the best contrast on #7E8AAB: 6.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7E8AAB a warm or cool color?

#7E8AAB is a cool color.