Waterloo Color
Waterloo is a blue color with hex code #7B7C94. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with waterloo, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Waterloo Color Values
What Does Waterloo Mean?
Waterloo belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Waterloo sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Waterloo is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: pale purplish blue, #8C92AC). It is also known as Raincloud.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Waterloo
Waterloo and #93927B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7B8893 and #867B93, which sit beside waterloo on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair waterloo with triadic partners #937B7C and #7C937B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Storm Grey —
#717486(Delta E 5) - Mobster —
#7F7589(Delta E 5) - Raven —
#727B89(Delta E 7) - Lynch —
#697E9A(Delta E 7) - SlateGray —
#708090(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #7B7C94; }
.background { background-color: #7B7C94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7B7C94; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7B7C9440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for waterloo?
Waterloo has the hex code #7B7C94. In RGB notation it is rgb(123, 124, 148), in HSL it is hsl(238, 10%, 53%), and its OKLCH value is 0.594, 0.036, 283.3.
What does the color waterloo mean?
Blue-family colors like waterloo carry distinct psychological associations. Waterloo belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Waterloo sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with waterloo?
Waterloo has three easy routes: its complement #93927B for punch, its neighbors #7B8893 and #867B93 for something calmer, or triadic partners #937B7C and #7C937B when you want energy.
Is waterloo a standard web color?
No — Waterloo is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #7B7C94 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make waterloo lighter or darker?
To lighten waterloo, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E9E9ED (lightest tint) to #151519 (darkest shade).
About Waterloo
Waterloo is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Raincloud. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #7B7C94 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.