#797abc

Color #797abc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#797abc

RGB

rgb(121, 122, 188)

HSL

hsl(239.1, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(239.1, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(53.62, 15.61, -34.77)

LCH

lch(53.62, 38.11, 294.18)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0995, 282.36)

HWB

hwb(239.1, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbb79

Analogous

#799cbc

#797abc

#9a79bc

Triadic

#797abc

#bc797a

#7abc79

Split-complementary

#797abc

#bc9a79

#9cbc79

Tetradic

#797abc

#bb79bc

#bcbb79

#7abc79

Square

#797abc

#bc799c

#bcbb79

#79bc9a

Shades

Color #797abc mixed toward black.

#5758ab

#454689

#343467

#222345

#111122

Tints

Color #797abc mixed toward white.

#8f90c7

#a6a6d2

#bcbddd

#d2d3e9

#e9e9f4

Tones

Color #797abc mixed toward gray.

#7f7fb6

#8485b1

#8a8aab

#8f90a6

#9595a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979af · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#7979ac · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#79a4a1 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797abc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#797abc (#797abc) is rgb(121, 122, 188) in RGB.

No, #797abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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