#798ea8

Color #798ea8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#798ea8

RGB

rgb(121, 142, 168)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 21.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 28%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 15.5%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(58.26, -1.35, -16.16)

LCH

lch(58.26, 16.22, 265.22)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.046, 253.97)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 47.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89379

Analogous

#79a6a8

#798ea8

#7c79a8

Triadic

#798ea8

#a8798e

#8ea879

Split-complementary

#798ea8

#a87c79

#a6a879

Tetradic

#798ea8

#9379a8

#a89379

#8ea879

Square

#798ea8

#a879a6

#a89379

#79a87c

Shades

Color #798ea8 mixed toward black.

#5f7692

#4c5e75

#394758

#262f3a

#13181d

Tints

Color #798ea8 mixed toward white.

#8fa1b7

#a6b4c5

#bcc7d4

#d2d9e2

#e9ecf1

Tones

Color #798ea8 mixed toward gray.

#7d8ea4

#818fa0

#858f9c

#899098

#8d9095

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383a2 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#8180a1 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#7a9d9c · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798ea8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798ea8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#798ea8 (#798ea8) is rgb(121, 142, 168) in RGB.

No, #798ea8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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