#797681

Color #797681

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#797681

RGB

rgb(121, 118, 129)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 4.5%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 8.5%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 8.5%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(50.22, 3.4, -5.6)

LCH

lch(50.22, 6.55, 301.26)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.017, 298.37)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 46.3%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8176

Analogous

#767881

#797681

#7e7681

Triadic

#797681

#817976

#768179

Split-complementary

#797681

#817e76

#788176

Tetradic

#797681

#81767e

#7e8176

#768179

Square

#797681

#817678

#7e8176

#76817e

Shades

Color #797681 mixed toward black.

#65626b

#514f56

#3c3b40

#28272b

#141415

Tints

Color #797681 mixed toward white.

#8f8c96

#a5a3ab

#bcbac0

#d2d1d5

#e9e8ea

Tones

Color #797681 mixed toward gray.

#797780

#7a787f

#7a797e

#7b7a7d

#7b7a7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787e · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#78787e · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#797c7c · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 6.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #797681;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797681]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#797681 (#797681) is rgb(121, 118, 129) in RGB.

No, #797681 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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