#788dae

Color #788dae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#788dae

RGB

rgb(120, 141, 174)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 25%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 31%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(58.13, 0.44, -19.79)

LCH

lch(58.13, 19.79, 271.27)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0553, 259.38)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 47.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9978

Analogous

#78a8ae

#788dae

#7e78ae

Triadic

#788dae

#ae788d

#8dae78

Split-complementary

#788dae

#ae7e78

#a8ae78

Tetradic

#788dae

#9978ae

#ae9978

#8dae78

Square

#788dae

#ae78a8

#ae9978

#78ae7e

Shades

Color #788dae mixed toward black.

#5c7499

#495c7a

#37455c

#252e3d

#12171f

Tints

Color #788dae mixed toward white.

#8ea0bb

#a5b3c9

#bbc6d6

#d2d9e4

#e8ecf1

Tones

Color #788dae mixed toward gray.

#7c8ea9

#818fa5

#8590a0

#8a919c

#8e9297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a7 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#807fa5 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#79a19f · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #788dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#788dae]

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

#788dae (#788dae) is rgb(120, 141, 174) in RGB.

No, #788dae 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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