#787ace

Color #787ace

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#787ace

RGB

rgb(120, 122, 206)

HSL

hsl(238.6, 46.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.6, 41.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(54.41, 20.41, -43.77)

LCH

lch(54.41, 48.29, 295)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.1257, 281.01)

HWB

hwb(238.6, 47.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecc78

Analogous

#78a5ce

#787ace

#a178ce

Triadic

#787ace

#ce787a

#7ace78

Split-complementary

#787ace

#cea178

#a5ce78

Tetradic

#787ace

#cc78ce

#cecc78

#7ace78

Square

#787ace

#ce78a5

#cecc78

#78cea1

Shades

Color #787ace mixed toward black.

#5053bf

#3a3c9f

#2b2d78

#1d1e50

#0e0f28

Tints

Color #787ace mixed toward white.

#8e90d6

#a5a6de

#bbbce6

#d2d3ef

#e8e9f7

Tones

Color #787ace mixed toward gray.

#7f81c7

#8688c0

#8d8eb8

#9595b1

#9c9caa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979be · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#7979ba · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#78b0ad · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #787ace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#787ace]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#787ace (#787ace) is rgb(120, 122, 206) in RGB.

No, #787ace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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