#798ca9

Color #798ca9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#798ca9

RGB

rgb(121, 140, 169)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 21.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 28.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(57.74, 0.04, -17.52)

LCH

lch(57.74, 17.52, 270.13)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.049, 258.71)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 47.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99679

Analogous

#79a4a9

#798ca9

#7e79a9

Triadic

#798ca9

#a9798c

#8ca979

Split-complementary

#798ca9

#a97e79

#a4a979

Tetradic

#798ca9

#9679a9

#a99679

#8ca979

Square

#798ca9

#a979a4

#a99679

#79a97e

Shades

Color #798ca9 mixed toward black.

#5f7393

#4c5c76

#394558

#262e3b

#13171d

Tints

Color #798ca9 mixed toward white.

#8f9fb7

#a6b2c6

#bcc6d4

#d2d9e2

#e9ecf1

Tones

Color #798ca9 mixed toward gray.

#7d8da5

#818ea1

#858f9d

#898f99

#8d9095

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a3 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#817fa1 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#7a9d9c · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798ca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798ca9]

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

#798ca9 (#798ca9) is rgb(121, 140, 169) in RGB.

No, #798ca9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #798ca9, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast