#7F7FAC
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #7F7FAC
With the hex code #7F7FAC, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Slate Gray — a ΔE of 16.7 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAC7F, a sage shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.53:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7F7FAC?
With the hex code #7F7FAC, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #7F7FAC?
Use black text. Black on #7F7FAC has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7F7FAC?
Its complementary colour is #ACAC7F, and analogous partners are #7F96AC and #967FAC.