#78869b

Color #78869b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#78869b

RGB

rgb(120, 134, 155)

HSL

hsl(216, 14.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 22.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 13.5%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(55.49, -0.3, -12.89)

LCH

lch(55.49, 12.89, 268.67)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0358, 258.41)

HWB

hwb(216, 47.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b8d78

Analogous

#78979b

#78869b

#7b789b

Triadic

#78869b

#9b7886

#869b78

Split-complementary

#78869b

#9b7b78

#979b78

Tetradic

#78869b

#8d789b

#9b8d78

#869b78

Square

#78869b

#9b7897

#9b8d78

#789b7b

Shades

Color #78869b mixed toward black.

#616f84

#4e5969

#3a434f

#272c35

#13161a

Tints

Color #78869b mixed toward white.

#8e9aac

#a5aebc

#bbc2cd

#d2d7de

#e8ebee

Tones

Color #78869b mixed toward gray.

#7b8798

#7e8795

#818892

#84888f

#87898c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e96 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7c95 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#799292 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78869b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78869b]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#78869b (#78869b) is rgb(120, 134, 155) in RGB.

No, #78869b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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