#799bcb

Color #799bcb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#799bcb

RGB

rgb(121, 155, 203)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 44.1%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 40.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(63.19, 0.53, -28.36)

LCH

lch(63.19, 28.36, 271.07)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0809, 257.06)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 47.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cba979

Analogous

#79c4cb

#799bcb

#8079cb

Triadic

#799bcb

#cb799b

#9bcb79

Split-complementary

#799bcb

#cb8079

#c4cb79

Tetradic

#799bcb

#a979cb

#cba979

#9bcb79

Square

#799bcb

#cb79c4

#cba979

#79cb80

Shades

Color #799bcb mixed toward black.

#527ebc

#3c649c

#2d4b75

#1e324e

#0f1927

Tints

Color #799bcb mixed toward white.

#8facd4

#a6bcdc

#bccde5

#d2deee

#e9eef6

Tones

Color #799bcb mixed toward gray.

#809cc4

#879dbd

#8d9eb6

#94a0b0

#9ba1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989c1 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#8784be · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#7bb8b6 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #799bcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799bcb]

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

#799bcb (#799bcb) is rgb(121, 155, 203) in RGB.

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

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