#799ac8

Color #799ac8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#799ac8

RGB

rgb(121, 154, 200)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 41.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 39.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.5%, 23%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(62.8, 0.27, -27.29)

LCH

lch(62.8, 27.29, 270.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0778, 256.77)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 47.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8a779

Analogous

#79c1c8

#799ac8

#7f79c8

Triadic

#799ac8

#c8799a

#9ac879

Split-complementary

#799ac8

#c87f79

#c1c879

Tetradic

#799ac8

#a779c8

#c8a779

#9ac879

Square

#799ac8

#c879c1

#c8a779

#79c87f

Shades

Color #799ac8 mixed toward black.

#537db8

#3e6498

#2f4b72

#1f324c

#101926

Tints

Color #799ac8 mixed toward white.

#8fabd1

#a6bcda

#bccce3

#d2dded

#e9eef6

Tones

Color #799ac8 mixed toward gray.

#7f9bc1

#869cbb

#8d9db4

#939eae

#9a9fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989be · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#8784bc · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#7bb6b4 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #799ac8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799ac8]

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

#799ac8 (#799ac8) is rgb(121, 154, 200) in RGB.

No, #799ac8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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