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#7F8CB8 Galactic Gossamer

#7F8CB8 is a medium, muted blue named Galactic Gossamer. In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.9% green and 72.2% blue (rgb(127, 140, 184)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 29% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. #7F8CB8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #7F8CB8

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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#7F8CB8 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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#7F8CB8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7F8CB8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A8BB7
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E90BA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E8EB9
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A8BB7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C8CB7
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70949B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7A90AC
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A8D99

#7F8CB8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.31:1 Poor#7F8CB8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#7F8CB8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7F8CB8 in CSS

/* Galactic Gossamer */
.color { color: #7F8CB8; }
.background { background-color: #7F8CB8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7F8CB8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(127 140 184);
color: hsl(226 29% 61%);
color: oklch(0.646 0.068 271.7);

#7F8CB8 FAQ

What color is #7F8CB8?

#7F8CB8 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 #7F8CB8?

#7F8CB8 is rgb(127, 140, 184) in RGB, hsl(226, 29%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7F8CB8?

The complementary color of #7F8CB8 is #B8AB7F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7F8CB8?

Black text has the best contrast on #7F8CB8: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7F8CB8 a warm or cool color?

#7F8CB8 is a cool color.