#798493

Color #798493

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.6 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#798493

RGB

rgb(121, 132, 147)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 10.7%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 17.7%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(54.73, -0.7, -9.4)

LCH

lch(54.73, 9.43, 265.74)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0263, 256.12)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 47.5%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#938879

Analogous

#799193

#798493

#7b7993

Triadic

#798493

#937984

#849379

Split-complementary

#798493

#937b79

#919379

Tetradic

#798493

#887993

#938879

#849379

Square

#798493

#937991

#938879

#79937b

Shades

Color #798493 mixed toward black.

#646e7b

#505863

#3c424a

#282c31

#141619

Tints

Color #798493 mixed toward white.

#8f98a5

#a6adb7

#bcc1c9

#d2d6db

#e9eaed

Tones

Color #798493 mixed toward gray.

#7b8491

#7d858f

#7f858c

#82858a

#848688

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e90 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7c8f · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#7a8d8c · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798493]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#798493 (#798493) is rgb(121, 132, 147) in RGB.

No, #798493 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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