#79a3b8

Color #79a3b8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#79a3b8

RGB

rgb(121, 163, 184)

HSL

hsl(200, 30.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 34.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(64.74, -8.98, -15.39)

LCH

lch(64.74, 17.82, 239.74)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.055, 230.17)

HWB

hwb(200, 47.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b88e79

Analogous

#79b8ad

#79a3b8

#7984b8

Triadic

#79a3b8

#b879a3

#a3b879

Split-complementary

#79a3b8

#b87984

#b8ad79

Tetradic

#79a3b8

#8e79b8

#b88e79

#a3b879

Square

#79a3b8

#ad79b8

#b88e79

#84b879

Shades

Color #79a3b8 mixed toward black.

#588ca6

#467085

#355464

#233842

#121c21

Tints

Color #79a3b8 mixed toward white.

#8fb2c4

#a6c2d0

#bcd1db

#d2e0e7

#e9f0f3

Tones

Color #79a3b8 mixed toward gray.

#7ea1b3

#849fad

#899ea8

#8e9ca3

#939a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eb3 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#8b87b2 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#7cafae · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79a3b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a3b8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79a3b8 (#79a3b8) is rgb(121, 163, 184) in RGB.

No, #79a3b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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