#79889f

Color #79889f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.61 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#79889f

RGB

rgb(121, 136, 159)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 16.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 23.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(56.26, -0.15, -14.03)

LCH

lch(56.26, 14.03, 269.39)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.039, 258.92)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 47.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9079

Analogous

#799b9f

#79889f

#7d799f

Triadic

#79889f

#9f7988

#889f79

Split-complementary

#79889f

#9f7d79

#9b9f79

Tetradic

#79889f

#90799f

#9f9079

#889f79

Square

#79889f

#9f799b

#9f9079

#799f7d

Shades

Color #79889f mixed toward black.

#617188

#4e5a6d

#3a4452

#272d36

#13171b

Tints

Color #79889f mixed toward white.

#8f9caf

#a6b0bf

#bcc4cf

#d2d7df

#e9ebef

Tones

Color #79889f mixed toward gray.

#7c899c

#7f8999

#838a95

#868b92

#898b8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80809a · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#7f7e99 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#7a9695 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79889f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79889f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#79889f (#79889f) is rgb(121, 136, 159) in RGB.

No, #79889f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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