#796d9e

Color #796d9e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#796d9e

RGB

rgb(121, 109, 158)

HSL

hsl(254.7, 20.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.7, 31%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 31%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(48.85, 15.5, -24.78)

LCH

lch(48.85, 29.23, 302.03)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.0756, 295.11)

HWB

hwb(254.7, 42.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929e6d

Analogous

#6d7a9e

#796d9e

#926d9e

Triadic

#796d9e

#9e796d

#6d9e79

Split-complementary

#796d9e

#9e926d

#7a9e6d

Tetradic

#796d9e

#9e6d92

#929e6d

#6d9e79

Square

#796d9e

#9e6d7a

#929e6d

#6d9e92

Shades

Color #796d9e mixed toward black.

#645986

#50476b

#3c3550

#282436

#14121b

Tints

Color #796d9e mixed toward white.

#8f85ae

#a69ebe

#bcb6cf

#d2cedf

#e9e7ef

Tones

Color #796d9e mixed toward gray.

#7b719a

#7d7596

#7f7992

#817d8e

#84828a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747494 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#757691 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#788b89 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #796d9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796d9e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#796d9e (#796d9e) is rgb(121, 109, 158) in RGB.

No, #796d9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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