#7993cc

Color #7993cc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7993cc

RGB

rgb(121, 147, 204)

HSL

hsl(221.2, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.2, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 27.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(61.04, 5.38, -32.26)

LCH

lch(61.04, 32.71, 279.47)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0903, 265.17)

HWB

hwb(221.2, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb279

Analogous

#79bccc

#7993cc

#8879cc

Triadic

#7993cc

#cc7993

#93cc79

Split-complementary

#7993cc

#cc8879

#bccc79

Tetradic

#7993cc

#b279cc

#ccb279

#93cc79

Square

#7993cc

#cc79bc

#ccb279

#79cc88

Shades

Color #7993cc mixed toward black.

#5273bd

#3c5a9d

#2d4476

#1e2d4e

#0f1727

Tints

Color #7993cc mixed toward white.

#8fa5d4

#a6b7dd

#bcc9e5

#d2dbee

#e9edf6

Tones

Color #7993cc mixed toward gray.

#8096c5

#8798be

#8e9bb7

#959db0

#9ca0a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585c0 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#8481bd · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#7ab6b4 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7993cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7993cc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7993cc (#7993cc) is rgb(121, 147, 204) in RGB.

No, #7993cc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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