#7d799b

Color #7d799b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#7d799b

RGB

rgb(125, 121, 155)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 14.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 21.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 21.9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(52.29, 8.93, -17.72)

LCH

lch(52.29, 19.84, 296.75)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0515, 290.09)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 47.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979b79

Analogous

#79869b

#7d799b

#8e799b

Triadic

#7d799b

#9b7d79

#799b7d

Split-complementary

#7d799b

#9b8e79

#869b79

Tetradic

#7d799b

#9b7997

#979b79

#799b7d

Square

#7d799b

#9b7986

#979b79

#799b8e

Shades

Color #7d799b mixed toward black.

#666284

#524f69

#3d3b4f

#292735

#14141a

Tints

Color #7d799b mixed toward white.

#938fac

#a8a6bc

#bebccd

#d4d2de

#e9e9ee

Tones

Color #7d799b mixed toward gray.

#7f7c98

#817f95

#838192

#868490

#88878d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b94 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#7c7c92 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#7d8e8c · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7d799b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d799b]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7d799b (#7d799b) is rgb(125, 121, 155) in RGB.

No, #7d799b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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