#798596

Color #798596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 1.93 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#798596

RGB

rgb(121, 133, 150)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 12.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 19.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(55.12, -0.58, -10.56)

LCH

lch(55.12, 10.58, 266.86)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0294, 257.05)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 47.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968a79

Analogous

#799396

#798596

#7b7996

Triadic

#798596

#967985

#859679

Split-complementary

#798596

#967b79

#939679

Tetradic

#798596

#8a7996

#968a79

#859679

Square

#798596

#967993

#968a79

#79967b

Shades

Color #798596 mixed toward black.

#636e7e

#4f5865

#3c424c

#282c33

#141619

Tints

Color #798596 mixed toward white.

#8f99a7

#a6aeb9

#bcc2ca

#d2d6dc

#e9ebed

Tones

Color #798596 mixed toward gray.

#7b8593

#7e8691

#80868f

#83878c

#85878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e92 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#7e7d91 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#7a8f8e · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798596]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#798596 (#798596) is rgb(121, 133, 150) in RGB.

No, #798596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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