#797782

Color #797782

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#797782

RGB

rgb(121, 119, 130)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 4.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 8.5%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 49%)

LAB

lab(50.54, 3.03, -5.73)

LCH

lch(50.54, 6.48, 297.87)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0168, 294.27)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 46.7%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808277

Analogous

#777a82

#797782

#7e7782

Triadic

#797782

#827977

#778279

Split-complementary

#797782

#827e77

#7a8277

Tetradic

#797782

#827780

#808277

#778279

Square

#797782

#82777a

#808277

#77827e

Shades

Color #797782 mixed toward black.

#65636c

#514f57

#3c3b41

#28282b

#141416

Tints

Color #797782 mixed toward white.

#8f8d97

#a6a4ac

#bcbbc1

#d2d2d5

#e9e8ea

Tones

Color #797782 mixed toward gray.

#7a7881

#7a7980

#7b7a7f

#7b7b7e

#7c7c7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787f · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#78787f · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#797d7d · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 6.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #797782;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797782]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#797782 (#797782) is rgb(121, 119, 130) in RGB.

No, #797782 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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