#7AA3CCShipmate (#7AA3CC) is a light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 249°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.075. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7AA3CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(122, 163, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 20%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.5 -3.4 -25.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.701 0.075 249) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shipmate shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#849fbf — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#81a4c8 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#7aa3cc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#79a4cf — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Shipmate in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.65:1 and against black 7.94:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e8f3ff · #a8cef3 · #7aa3cc · #5b80a5 · #3b5c7c · #1d3a56
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#99cedd · #86b9d5 · #7aa3cc · #788cb8 · #7376a0 · #6c6287
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c2b9d3 · #7aa3cc · #6284a6 · #6b5988 · #2d4a67 · #312940
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d1e8ff · #b6c3d0 · #7aa3cc · #9b754b · #4e6073 · #35414e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f1ea · #7aa3cc · #7d848c · #524e4a · #1a2128 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7f0e9 · #d1c9c1 · #a79e95 · #33291d · #110801 · #7aa3cc
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d6b1 · #7aa3cc · #a05b46 · #3a529b · #462b33 · #08072a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcefe2 · #7aa3cc · #a47769 · #594f17 · #381306 · #040200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedef · #7aa3cc · #a4757c · #425728 · #162600 · #060001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdecf7 · #7aa3cc · #9c7690 · #6a471b · #002816 · #130600
#8CB1D5 · #9FBEDF · #B2CCE8 · #C4DAF1 · #D7E9FA
#6186AA · #49698A · #324E6A · #1C354D · #081D31
#82A2C3 · #8AA2B9 · #92A1AF
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.