#799bc7

Color #799bc7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#799bc7

RGB

rgb(121, 155, 199)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 41.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 39.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 22.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(63.04, -0.57, -26.37)

LCH

lch(63.04, 26.38, 268.76)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0756, 255.14)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 47.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7a579

Analogous

#79c2c7

#799bc7

#7e79c7

Triadic

#799bc7

#c7799b

#9bc779

Split-complementary

#799bc7

#c77e79

#c2c779

Tetradic

#799bc7

#a579c7

#c7a579

#9bc779

Square

#799bc7

#c779c2

#c7a579

#79c77e

Shades

Color #799bc7 mixed toward black.

#537fb7

#3f6596

#2f4c71

#1f334b

#101926

Tints

Color #799bc7 mixed toward white.

#8facd0

#a6bcda

#bccde3

#d2deec

#e9eef6

Tones

Color #799bc7 mixed toward gray.

#7f9cc0

#869dba

#8c9db3

#939ead

#999fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989be · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#8784bb · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#7bb6b4 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #799bc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799bc7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#799bc7 (#799bc7) is rgb(121, 155, 199) in RGB.

No, #799bc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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