#788cbd

Color #788cbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#788cbd

RGB

rgb(120, 140, 189)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 34.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 36.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(58.44, 5, -27.84)

LCH

lch(58.44, 28.29, 280.18)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0774, 267.11)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 47.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda978

Analogous

#78afbd

#788cbd

#8778bd

Triadic

#788cbd

#bd788c

#8cbd78

Split-complementary

#788cbd

#bd8778

#afbd78

Tetradic

#788cbd

#a978bd

#bda978

#8cbd78

Square

#788cbd

#bd78af

#bda978

#78bd87

Shades

Color #788cbd mixed toward black.

#556fac

#44588a

#334268

#222c45

#111623

Tints

Color #788cbd mixed toward white.

#8f9fc8

#a5b2d3

#bcc6de

#d2d9e9

#e9ecf4

Tones

Color #788cbd mixed toward gray.

#7e8eb7

#8491b2

#8993ac

#8f96a6

#9598a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181b3 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#807eb0 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#79aaa8 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #788cbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#788cbd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#788cbd (#788cbd) is rgb(120, 140, 189) in RGB.

No, #788cbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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