#797bce

Color #797bce

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#797bce

RGB

rgb(121, 123, 206)

HSL

hsl(238.6, 46.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.6, 41.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(54.75, 20.07, -43.24)

LCH

lch(54.75, 47.67, 294.9)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.1241, 281.06)

HWB

hwb(238.6, 47.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecc79

Analogous

#79a5ce

#797bce

#a179ce

Triadic

#797bce

#ce797b

#7bce79

Split-complementary

#797bce

#cea179

#a5ce79

Tetradic

#797bce

#cc79ce

#cecc79

#7bce79

Square

#797bce

#ce79a5

#cecc79

#79cea1

Shades

Color #797bce mixed toward black.

#5154bf

#3a3da0

#2c2e78

#1d1e50

#0f0f28

Tints

Color #797bce mixed toward white.

#8f91d6

#a6a7de

#bcbde6

#d2d3ef

#e9e9f7

Tones

Color #797bce mixed toward gray.

#8082c7

#8788c0

#8e8fb9

#9596b2

#9c9dab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7abe · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#7a7aba · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#79b0ad · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797bce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797bce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#797bce (#797bce) is rgb(121, 123, 206) in RGB.

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

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