#789ac9

Color #789ac9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#789ac9

RGB

rgb(120, 154, 201)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 42.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 40.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 23.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(62.78, 0.27, -27.89)

LCH

lch(62.78, 27.89, 270.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0797, 256.57)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 47.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9a778

Analogous

#78c2c9

#789ac9

#7e78c9

Triadic

#789ac9

#c9789a

#9ac978

Split-complementary

#789ac9

#c97e78

#c2c978

Tetradic

#789ac9

#a778c9

#c9a778

#9ac978

Square

#789ac9

#c978c2

#c9a778

#78c97e

Shades

Color #789ac9 mixed toward black.

#527dba

#3d6499

#2e4b73

#1f324c

#0f1926

Tints

Color #789ac9 mixed toward white.

#8eabd2

#a5bcdb

#bbcce4

#d2dded

#e8eef6

Tones

Color #789ac9 mixed toward gray.

#7f9bc2

#859cbb

#8c9db5

#939eae

#9a9fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888bf · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#8683bc · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#7ab7b5 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #789ac9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#789ac9]

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

#789ac9 (#789ac9) is rgb(120, 154, 201) in RGB.

No, #789ac9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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