#789ad8

Color #789ad8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#789ad8

RGB

rgb(120, 154, 216)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 55.2%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 44.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 28.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(63.39, 4.51, -35.29)

LCH

lch(63.39, 35.58, 277.28)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0997, 261.98)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 47.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8b678

Analogous

#78cad8

#789ad8

#8678d8

Triadic

#789ad8

#d8789a

#9ad878

Split-complementary

#789ad8

#d88678

#cad878

Tetradic

#789ad8

#b678d8

#d8b678

#9ad878

Square

#789ad8

#d878ca

#d8b678

#78d886

Shades

Color #789ad8 mixed toward black.

#4d79cb

#325eae

#264682

#192f57

#0d172b

Tints

Color #789ad8 mixed toward white.

#8fabdf

#a5bce5

#bcccec

#d2ddf2

#e9eef9

Tones

Color #789ad8 mixed toward gray.

#809cd0

#889fc8

#90a1c0

#98a3b8

#a0a6b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888cb · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#8683c8 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#7ac0be · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #789ad8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#789ad8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#789ad8 (#789ad8) is rgb(120, 154, 216) in RGB.

No, #789ad8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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