#789ff9

Color #789ff9

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#789ff9

RGB

rgb(120, 159, 249)

HSL

hsl(221.9, 91.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.9, 51.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(66.23, 11.41, -49.01)

LCH

lch(66.23, 50.32, 283.11)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.139, 265.29)

HWB

hwb(221.9, 47.1%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9d278

Analogous

#78dff9

#789ff9

#9278f9

Triadic

#789ff9

#f9789f

#9ff978

Split-complementary

#789ff9

#f99278

#dff978

Tetradic

#789ff9

#d278f9

#f9d278

#9ff978

Square

#789ff9

#f978df

#f9d278

#78f992

Shades

Color #789ff9 mixed toward black.

#3d75f6

#0a4eec

#083bb1

#052776

#03143b

Tints

Color #789ff9 mixed toward white.

#8faffa

#a5bffb

#bccffc

#d2dffd

#e9effe

Tones

Color #789ff9 mixed toward gray.

#83a3ee

#8ea8e4

#98acd9

#a3b0ce

#aeb4c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8be7 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#8885e3 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#7ad8d5 · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #789ff9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#789ff9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#789ff9 (#789ff9) is rgb(120, 159, 249) in RGB.

No, #789ff9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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