#796c9b

Color #796c9b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#796c9b

RGB

rgb(121, 108, 155)

HSL

hsl(256.6, 19%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.6, 30.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 30.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(48.46, 15.36, -23.62)

LCH

lch(48.46, 28.18, 303.04)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.0729, 296.64)

HWB

hwb(256.6, 42.4%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9b6c

Analogous

#6c779b

#796c9b

#916c9b

Triadic

#796c9b

#9b796c

#6c9b79

Split-complementary

#796c9b

#9b916c

#779b6c

Tetradic

#796c9b

#9b6c8e

#8e9b6c

#6c9b79

Square

#796c9b

#9b6c77

#8e9b6c

#6c9b91

Shades

Color #796c9b mixed toward black.

#645982

#504768

#3c354e

#282434

#14121a

Tints

Color #796c9b mixed toward white.

#8f85ac

#a69dbc

#bcb6cd

#d2cede

#e9e7ee

Tones

Color #796c9b mixed toward gray.

#7b7097

#7d7493

#7e788f

#807c8b

#828087

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.43:1

White text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747391 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#74758f · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#788987 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #796c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796c9b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

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Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#796c9b (#796c9b) is rgb(121, 108, 155) in RGB.

No, #796c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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