#797daf

Color #797daf

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#797daf

RGB

rgb(121, 125, 175)

HSL

hsl(235.6, 25.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.6, 30.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(53.84, 10.33, -26.94)

LCH

lch(53.84, 28.85, 290.98)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0759, 280.32)

HWB

hwb(235.6, 47.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afab79

Analogous

#7998af

#797daf

#9079af

Triadic

#797daf

#af797d

#7daf79

Split-complementary

#797daf

#af9079

#98af79

Tetradic

#797daf

#ab79af

#afab79

#7daf79

Square

#797daf

#af7998

#afab79

#79af90

Shades

Color #797daf mixed toward black.

#5c619a

#4a4d7b

#373a5d

#25273e

#12131f

Tints

Color #797daf mixed toward white.

#8f93bc

#a6a8ca

#bcbed7

#d2d4e4

#e9e9f2

Tones

Color #797daf mixed toward gray.

#7d81aa

#8285a6

#8688a1

#8b8c9d

#8f9098

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba5 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#7b7aa2 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#799c9a · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797daf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797daf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#797daf (#797daf) is rgb(121, 125, 175) in RGB.

No, #797daf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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