#7999cc

Color #7999cc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#7999cc

RGB

rgb(121, 153, 204)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 25%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(62.68, 1.94, -29.71)

LCH

lch(62.68, 29.77, 273.74)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0841, 259.52)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccac79

Analogous

#79c2cc

#7999cc

#8279cc

Triadic

#7999cc

#cc7999

#99cc79

Split-complementary

#7999cc

#cc8279

#c2cc79

Tetradic

#7999cc

#ac79cc

#ccac79

#99cc79

Square

#7999cc

#cc79c2

#ccac79

#79cc82

Shades

Color #7999cc mixed toward black.

#527bbd

#3c619d

#2d4976

#1e314e

#0f1827

Tints

Color #7999cc mixed toward white.

#8faad4

#a6bbdd

#bccce5

#d2ddee

#e9eef6

Tones

Color #7999cc mixed toward gray.

#809ac5

#879cbe

#8e9eb7

#959fb0

#9ca1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888c1 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#8684bf · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#7bb8b6 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7999cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7999cc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#7999cc (#7999cc) is rgb(121, 153, 204) in RGB.

No, #7999cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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