#798cbb

Color #798cbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#798cbb

RGB

rgb(121, 140, 187)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 32.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 35.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.42, 4.74, -26.72)

LCH

lch(58.42, 27.14, 280.06)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0742, 267.3)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 47.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bba879

Analogous

#79adbb

#798cbb

#8779bb

Triadic

#798cbb

#bb798c

#8cbb79

Split-complementary

#798cbb

#bb8779

#adbb79

Tetradic

#798cbb

#a879bb

#bba879

#8cbb79

Square

#798cbb

#bb79ad

#bba879

#79bb87

Shades

Color #798cbb mixed toward black.

#576faa

#455888

#344266

#232c44

#111622

Tints

Color #798cbb mixed toward white.

#8f9fc6

#a6b2d2

#bcc6dd

#d2d9e8

#e9ecf4

Tones

Color #798cbb mixed toward gray.

#7f8eb6

#8491b0

#8a93ab

#8f95a5

#9598a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282b1 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#817faf · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#7aa9a7 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798cbb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#798cbb (#798cbb) is rgb(121, 140, 187) in RGB.

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

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