#799acc

Color #799acc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#799acc

RGB

rgb(121, 154, 204)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 24.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(62.96, 1.37, -29.29)

LCH

lch(62.96, 29.32, 272.68)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0831, 258.54)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccab79

Analogous

#79c4cc

#799acc

#8179cc

Triadic

#799acc

#cc799a

#9acc79

Split-complementary

#799acc

#cc8179

#c4cc79

Tetradic

#799acc

#ab79cc

#ccab79

#9acc79

Square

#799acc

#cc79c4

#ccab79

#79cc81

Shades

Color #799acc mixed toward black.

#527cbd

#3c629d

#2d4a76

#1e314e

#0f1927

Tints

Color #799acc mixed toward white.

#8fabd4

#a6bcdd

#bccce5

#d2ddee

#e9eef6

Tones

Color #799acc mixed toward gray.

#809bc5

#879dbe

#8e9eb7

#95a0b0

#9ca1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989c1 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#8784bf · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#7bb9b6 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #799acc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799acc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#799acc (#799acc) is rgb(121, 154, 204) in RGB.

No, #799acc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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