#796e9f

Color #796e9f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#796e9f

RGB

rgb(121, 110, 159)

HSL

hsl(253.5, 20.3%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.5, 30.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 30.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(49.15, 15.15, -24.9)

LCH

lch(49.15, 29.15, 301.32)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0754, 294.19)

HWB

hwb(253.5, 43.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949f6e

Analogous

#6e7b9f

#796e9f

#916e9f

Triadic

#796e9f

#9f796e

#6e9f79

Split-complementary

#796e9f

#9f916e

#7b9f6e

Tetradic

#796e9f

#9f6e94

#949f6e

#6e9f79

Square

#796e9f

#9f6e7b

#949f6e

#6e9f91

Shades

Color #796e9f mixed toward black.

#635987

#50476c

#3c3651

#282436

#14121b

Tints

Color #796e9f mixed toward white.

#8f86af

#a69ebf

#bcb6cf

#d2cfdf

#e9e7ef

Tones

Color #796e9f mixed toward gray.

#7b729b

#7d7697

#807a93

#827e8f

#84828a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747495 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#757692 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#788c8a · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #796e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796e9f]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#796e9f (#796e9f) is rgb(121, 110, 159) in RGB.

No, #796e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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