Palettes / Colors / #7E7ECD

#7E7ECD — Muted Blue

#7E7ECD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#7E7ECD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDCD7E; it also sits naturally between #7EA6CD and #A67ECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 49% · Blue 80%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #7E7ECD

.text { color: #7E7ECD; }
.background { background-color: #7E7ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7E7ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 126, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7E7ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 126, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7E7ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 126, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7E7ECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7E7ECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7E7ECD

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Tones of #7E7ECD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCD7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7E7ECD: #000000.

How #7E7ECD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #7E7ECD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7E7ECC  ·  #7E7ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7E7ECD?

#7E7ECD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 126, 126, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7E7ECD?

#7E7ECD is RGB 126, 126, 205 — HSL 240°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 39%, 39%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #7E7ECD?

Its complement is #CDCD7E; analogous partners are #7EA6CD and #A67ECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7E7ECD for text?

Black text on #7E7ECD has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.