#797e99

Color #797e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#797e99

RGB

rgb(121, 126, 153)

HSL

hsl(230.6, 13.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.6, 20.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(53.26, 4.18, -15.1)

LCH

lch(53.26, 15.67, 285.47)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.0415, 276.78)

HWB

hwb(230.6, 47.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999479

Analogous

#798e99

#797e99

#847999

Triadic

#797e99

#99797e

#7e9979

Split-complementary

#797e99

#998479

#8e9979

Tetradic

#797e99

#947999

#999479

#7e9979

Square

#797e99

#99798e

#999479

#799984

Shades

Color #797e99 mixed toward black.

#636782

#4f5368

#3b3e4e

#272934

#14151a

Tints

Color #797e99 mixed toward white.

#8f93aa

#a6a9bb

#bcbecc

#d2d4dd

#e9e9ee

Tones

Color #797e99 mixed toward gray.

#7c8096

#7e8294

#818391

#84858e

#86878c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b93 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7b92 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#798e8d · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797e99]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#797e99 (#797e99) is rgb(121, 126, 153) in RGB.

No, #797e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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