#7990bd

Color #7990bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7990bd

RGB

rgb(121, 144, 189)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 34%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 36%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 23.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(59.6, 2.98, -26.03)

LCH

lch(59.6, 26.2, 276.53)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0726, 263.51)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 47.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda679

Analogous

#79b2bd

#7990bd

#8479bd

Triadic

#7990bd

#bd7990

#90bd79

Split-complementary

#7990bd

#bd8479

#b2bd79

Tetradic

#7990bd

#a679bd

#bda679

#90bd79

Square

#7990bd

#bd79b2

#bda679

#79bd84

Shades

Color #7990bd mixed toward black.

#5673ac

#445c8b

#334568

#222e45

#111723

Tints

Color #7990bd mixed toward white.

#8fa3c8

#a6b5d3

#bcc8de

#d2dae9

#e9edf4

Tones

Color #7990bd mixed toward gray.

#7f92b7

#8494b2

#8a96ac

#9097a6

#9599a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484b3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#8280b1 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#7aabaa · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7990bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7990bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7990bd (#7990bd) is rgb(121, 144, 189) in RGB.

No, #7990bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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