Is Sand blue metallic an official BrickColor?

BrickColor ID 145 uses RGB 121, 136, 161 from the public BrickColor table. HEX #7988A1 is a calculated sRGB encoding of that RGB.

BrickColor 145

Sand blue metallic

Official RGB 121, 136, 161. HEX, HSL, and OKLCH below are calculated conversions.

Open color page

Sand blue metallic (BrickColor 145)

#7988A1

Accessibility

5.85:1

Vs white / black

3.59:1 · 5.85:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#7988a1

RGB

rgb(121, 136, 161)

RGBA

rgba(121, 136, 161, 1)

HSL

hsl(218, 18%, 55%)

HSLA

hsla(218, 18%, 55%, 1)

HSV

hsv(218, 25%, 63%)

LAB

lab(56.33% 0.34 -15.07)

LCH

lch(56.33% 15.07 271.29)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6236 -0.0068 -0.0412)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6236 0.0418 260.63)

XYZ

xyz(23.12, 24.25, 37.17)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 37%)

CSS

color: #7988a1;

CSS variable

--color-7988a1: #7988a1;

SCSS

$color-7988a1: #7988a1;

JavaScript

const color = "#7988a1";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#7988a1";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#7988a1" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#7988a1", "rgb": { "r": 121, "g": 136, "b": 161 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6236 0.0418 260.63)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --sand-blue-metallic-(brickcolor-145)-1: #7988a1;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-500

Very different · ΔE 7.91 · #64748B

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 4 · #778899

Nearest Material color

indigo-300

Very different · ΔE 8.23 · #7986CB

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10.2 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ecf6ff 100dee9fb 200c8d5ea 300b0bfd6 40093a2bc 5007887a0 600647186 7004f5a6c 8003b4453 900282f3b 950151b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f5f7 e9ebef dee1e8 d2d7e0 c7cdd8 bcc4d0 b1bac8 a6b0c0 9ba6b9 8f9cb1 8492a9 7988a1 6f7d94 657186 5b6679 515b6b 474f5e 3d4451 323943 282d36 1e2228 14171b 0a0b0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f5f7 e9ebef dee1e8 d2d7e0 c7cdd8 bcc4d0 b1bac8 a6b0c0 9ba6b9 8f9cb1 8492a9

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6f7d94 657186 5b6679 515b6b 474f5e 3d4451 323943 282d36 1e2228 14171b 0a0b0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7a879e 7a879c 7b8699 7b8596 7c8593 7d8491 7d838e 7e838b 7e8288 7f8186 7f8183

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#7988A1Stop 1 #A19278Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#789BA1Stop 1 #7988A1Stop 2 #7D78A1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#7988A1Stop 1 #A17887Stop 2 #87A178Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#7988A1Stop 1 #A17D78Stop 2 #9BA178Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2A313CStop 1 #495569Stop 2 #697996Stop 3 #96A1B6Stop 4 #C3CAD5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #7988a1 works

Sand blue metallic (BrickColor 145) (#7988a1) sits in the blue family at about 218° hue, 18% saturation, and 55% lightness. Contrast is 3.59:1 on white and 5.85:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7988a1 as small body text on white — 3.59:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Where #7988a1 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7988a1 as small body text on white — 3.59:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.