#799ab2

Color #799ab2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#799ab2

RGB

rgb(121, 154, 178)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 13.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.99, -5.56, -16.18)

LCH

lch(61.99, 17.11, 251.04)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0512, 240.13)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 47.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29179

Analogous

#79b2ad

#799ab2

#797db2

Triadic

#799ab2

#b2799a

#9ab279

Split-complementary

#799ab2

#b2797d

#b2ad79

Tetradic

#799ab2

#9179b2

#b29179

#9ab279

Square

#799ab2

#ad79b2

#b29179

#7db279

Shades

Color #799ab2 mixed toward black.

#5b829e

#49687f

#374e5f

#24343f

#121a20

Tints

Color #799ab2 mixed toward white.

#8fabbf

#a6bccc

#bcccd8

#d2dde5

#e9eef2

Tones

Color #799ab2 mixed toward gray.

#7e99ad

#8298a8

#8798a4

#8c979f

#91969a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989ad · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#8784ab · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#7ba8a7 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #799ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799ab2]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#799ab2 (#799ab2) is rgb(121, 154, 178) in RGB.

No, #799ab2 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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