Palettes / Colors / #798EAE

#798EAE — Dusty Blue

#798EAE is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #798EAE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#798EAE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AF9979; it also sits naturally between #79A9AF and #7E79AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 56% · Blue 68%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #798EAE

.text { color: #798EAE; }
.background { background-color: #798EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #798EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 142, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 25%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #798EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 142, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #798EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 142, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#798EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#798EAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF9979:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #798EAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #798EAE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #798EAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #798EAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #798EAE?

#798EAE is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 142, 174). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #798EAE?

#798EAE is RGB 121, 142, 174 — HSL 216°, 25%, 58% — CMYK 30%, 18%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #798EAE?

Its complement is #AF9979; analogous partners are #79A9AF and #7E79AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #798EAE for text?

Black text on #798EAE has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.