#798eb2

Color #798eb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#798eb2

RGB

rgb(121, 142, 178)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(58.62, 1.21, -21.3)

LCH

lch(58.62, 21.33, 273.25)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0594, 261.09)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 47.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29d79

Analogous

#79aab2

#798eb2

#8079b2

Triadic

#798eb2

#b2798e

#8eb279

Split-complementary

#798eb2

#b28079

#aab279

Tetradic

#798eb2

#9d79b2

#b29d79

#8eb279

Square

#798eb2

#b279aa

#b29d79

#79b280

Shades

Color #798eb2 mixed toward black.

#5b749e

#495d7f

#37455f

#242e3f

#121720

Tints

Color #798eb2 mixed toward white.

#8fa1bf

#a6b4cc

#bcc6d8

#d2d9e5

#e9ecf2

Tones

Color #798eb2 mixed toward gray.

#7e8fad

#8290a8

#8792a4

#8c939f

#91949a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383aa · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#8180a8 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#7aa4a2 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798eb2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#798eb2 (#798eb2) is rgb(121, 142, 178) in RGB.

No, #798eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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