#797992

Color #797992

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 8.22 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#797992

RGB

rgb(121, 121, 146)

HSL

hsl(240, 10.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 17.1%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(51.63, 5.45, -13.49)

LCH

lch(51.63, 14.55, 292)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.038, 285.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 47.5%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929279

Analogous

#798692

#797992

#867992

Triadic

#797992

#927979

#799279

Split-complementary

#797992

#928679

#869279

Tetradic

#797992

#927992

#929279

#799279

Square

#797992

#927986

#929279

#799286

Shades

Color #797992 mixed toward black.

#64647b

#505062

#3c3c4a

#282831

#141419

Tints

Color #797992 mixed toward white.

#8f8fa4

#a6a6b6

#bcbcc9

#d2d2db

#e9e9ed

Tones

Color #797992 mixed toward gray.

#7b7b90

#7d7d8e

#7f7f8c

#81818a

#848488

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79798c · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#79798b · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#798887 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797992;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797992]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#797992 (#797992) is rgb(121, 121, 146) in RGB.

No, #797992 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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