#789ECA

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#789eca is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(120, 158, 202), HSL(212°, 44%, 63%), CMYK(41%, 22%, 0%, 21%). Closest named color: cornflowerblue. Contrast is 2.78:1 on white and 7.54:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#789eca
RGBrgb(120 158 202)
RGB (legacy)rgb(120, 158, 202)
RGB %rgb(47% 62% 79%)
HSLhsl(212 44% 63%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 41%, 79%)
HWBhwb(212 47% 21%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 22%, 0%, 21%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(63.57 -4.88 -27.13)
LCHlch(63.57 27.57 259.81)
OKLaboklab(0.688 -0.0233 -0.074)
OKLCHoklch(0.688 0.0776 252.56)
Decimal7904970

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorcornflowerblue ΔE 6.7
Closest web-safe color#6699cc
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)44% / 41%
Lightness (HSL)63%
Brightness or Value (HSV)79%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)59% / 60%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3271
Red / Green / Blue120 / 158 / 202

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.78:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.54:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 53.6 / -48.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -58.9 / 50.4

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #789eca;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(68.8% 0.0776 252.56);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(120 158 202 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#789eca] text-[#789eca] border-[#789eca]">