#798bde

Color #798bde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#798bde

RGB

rgb(121, 139, 222)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 60.5%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 45.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(59.71, 15.22, -44.4)

LCH

lch(59.71, 46.94, 288.92)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1253, 273.25)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 47.5%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#decc79

Analogous

#79bede

#798bde

#9a79de

Triadic

#798bde

#de798b

#8bde79

Split-complementary

#798bde

#de9a79

#bede79

Tetradic

#798bde

#cc79de

#decc79

#8bde79

Square

#798bde

#de79be

#decc79

#79de9a

Shades

Color #798bde mixed toward black.

#4b63d3

#2d46b8

#22348a

#17235c

#0b112e

Tints

Color #798bde mixed toward white.

#8f9ee4

#a6b2e9

#bcc5ef

#d2d8f4

#e9ecfa

Tones

Color #798bde mixed toward gray.

#8291d6

#8a96cd

#929bc5

#9ba1bc

#a3a6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181ce · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#807fca · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#7ac0bd · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798bde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798bde]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#798bde (#798bde) is rgb(121, 139, 222) in RGB.

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

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