#797994

Color #797994

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#797994

RGB

rgb(121, 121, 148)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.2%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 18.2%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 18.2%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(51.7, 5.92, -14.55)

LCH

lch(51.7, 15.71, 292.14)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.041, 285.12)

HWB

hwb(240, 47.5%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949479

Analogous

#798694

#797994

#867994

Triadic

#797994

#947979

#799479

Split-complementary

#797994

#948679

#869479

Tetradic

#797994

#947994

#949479

#799479

Square

#797994

#947986

#949479

#799486

Shades

Color #797994 mixed toward black.

#63637d

#505064

#3c3c4b

#282832

#141419

Tints

Color #797994 mixed toward white.

#8f8fa6

#a6a6b8

#bcbcc9

#d2d2db

#e9e9ed

Tones

Color #797994 mixed toward gray.

#7b7b92

#7d7d8f

#80808d

#82828b

#848489

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79798e · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#79798d · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#798988 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797994;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797994]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#797994 (#797994) is rgb(121, 121, 148) in RGB.

No, #797994 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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