#799df0

Color #799df0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#799df0

RGB

rgb(121, 157, 240)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 79.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 49.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 10.07, -45.5)

LCH

lch(65.33, 46.6, 282.48)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.1286, 265.45)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 47.5%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0cc79

Analogous

#79d9f0

#799df0

#9079f0

Triadic

#799df0

#f0799d

#9df079

Split-complementary

#799df0

#f09079

#d9f079

Tetradic

#799df0

#cc79f0

#f0cc79

#9df079

Square

#799df0

#f079d9

#f0cc79

#79f090

Shades

Color #799df0 mixed toward black.

#4376ea

#1853d9

#123ea2

#0c296c

#061536

Tints

Color #799df0 mixed toward white.

#8fadf3

#a6bef5

#bccef8

#d2defa

#e9effd

Tones

Color #799df0 mixed toward gray.

#83a1e6

#8da5dc

#97a9d2

#a1adc8

#abb1be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ae0 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#8885db · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#7bd1ce · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #799df0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799df0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#799df0 (#799df0) is rgb(121, 157, 240) in RGB.

No, #799df0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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