#797697

Color #797697

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#797697

RGB

rgb(121, 118, 151)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 13.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 21.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(50.99, 8.41, -17.39)

LCH

lch(50.99, 19.32, 295.81)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0503, 288.9)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 46.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949776

Analogous

#768397

#797697

#897697

Triadic

#797697

#977976

#769779

Split-complementary

#797697

#978976

#839776

Tetradic

#797697

#977694

#949776

#769779

Square

#797697

#977683

#949776

#769789

Shades

Color #797697 mixed toward black.

#63617f

#504d66

#3c3a4c

#282733

#141319

Tints

Color #797697 mixed toward white.

#8f8da8

#a6a4ba

#bcbacb

#d2d1dc

#e9e8ee

Tones

Color #797697 mixed toward gray.

#7b7994

#7d7b91

#807e8f

#82818c

#848489

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787890 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#78788e · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#798a89 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797697]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#797697 (#797697) is rgb(121, 118, 151) in RGB.

No, #797697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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