#788ba9

Color #788ba9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#788ba9

RGB

rgb(120, 139, 169)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 22.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 29%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 17.8%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(57.39, 0.31, -18.06)

LCH

lch(57.39, 18.06, 270.98)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0504, 259.49)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 47.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99678

Analogous

#78a4a9

#788ba9

#7e78a9

Triadic

#788ba9

#a9788b

#8ba978

Split-complementary

#788ba9

#a97e78

#a4a978

Tetradic

#788ba9

#9678a9

#a99678

#8ba978

Square

#788ba9

#a978a4

#a99678

#78a97e

Shades

Color #788ba9 mixed toward black.

#5e7393

#4b5c76

#384558

#252e3b

#13171d

Tints

Color #788ba9 mixed toward white.

#8f9eb7

#a5b2c6

#bcc5d4

#d2d8e2

#e9ecf1

Tones

Color #788ba9 mixed toward gray.

#7c8ca5

#808da1

#848e9d

#888f99

#8c9095

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181a2 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#807ea1 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#799d9c · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #788ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#788ba9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#788ba9 (#788ba9) is rgb(120, 139, 169) in RGB.

No, #788ba9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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