#799ec6

Color #799ec6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#799ec6

RGB

rgb(121, 158, 198)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 40.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 38.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(63.83, -2.53, -24.59)

LCH

lch(63.83, 24.72, 264.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0721, 250.89)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 47.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6a179

Analogous

#79c4c6

#799ec6

#7a79c6

Triadic

#799ec6

#c6799e

#9ec679

Split-complementary

#799ec6

#c67a79

#c4c679

Tetradic

#799ec6

#a179c6

#c6a179

#9ec679

Square

#799ec6

#c679c4

#c6a179

#79c67a

Shades

Color #799ec6 mixed toward black.

#5483b6

#3f6995

#304e70

#20344b

#101a25

Tints

Color #799ec6 mixed toward white.

#8faecf

#a6bed9

#bccee2

#d2dfec

#e9eff5

Tones

Color #799ec6 mixed toward gray.

#7f9ebf

#869eb9

#8c9fb3

#939fac

#999fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bbd · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#8885bb · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#7bb6b4 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #799ec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799ec6]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#799ec6 (#799ec6) is rgb(121, 158, 198) in RGB.

No, #799ec6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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