#798b9b

Color #798b9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 1.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#798b9b

RGB

rgb(121, 139, 155)

HSL

hsl(208.2, 14.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.2, 21.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(56.97, -2.82, -10.66)

LCH

lch(56.97, 11.03, 255.18)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0319, 245.2)

HWB

hwb(208.2, 47.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b8979

Analogous

#799b9a

#798b9b

#797a9b

Triadic

#798b9b

#9b798b

#8b9b79

Split-complementary

#798b9b

#9b797a

#9b9a79

Tetradic

#798b9b

#89799b

#9b8979

#8b9b79

Square

#798b9b

#9a799b

#9b8979

#7a9b79

Shades

Color #798b9b mixed toward black.

#627484

#4f5d69

#3b464f

#272e35

#14171a

Tints

Color #798b9b mixed toward white.

#8f9eac

#a6b2bc

#bcc5cd

#d2d8de

#e9ecee

Tones

Color #798b9b mixed toward gray.

#7c8b98

#7f8b95

#818a92

#848a90

#878a8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818197 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#807f96 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#7a9494 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798b9b]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#798b9b (#798b9b) is rgb(121, 139, 155) in RGB.

No, #798b9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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