#799df2

Color #799df2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#799df2

RGB

rgb(121, 157, 242)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 82.3%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 50%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 35.1%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(65.43, 10.67, -46.45)

LCH

lch(65.43, 47.66, 282.94)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.1314, 265.72)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 47.5%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2ce79

Analogous

#79daf2

#799df2

#9179f2

Triadic

#799df2

#f2799d

#9df279

Split-complementary

#799df2

#f29179

#daf279

Tetradic

#799df2

#ce79f2

#f2ce79

#9df279

Square

#799df2

#f279da

#f2ce79

#79f291

Shades

Color #799df2 mixed toward black.

#4275ed

#1551dd

#103da5

#0b286e

#051437

Tints

Color #799df2 mixed toward white.

#8fadf4

#a6bef6

#bccef9

#d2defb

#e9effd

Tones

Color #799df2 mixed toward gray.

#83a1e8

#8da5de

#97a9d4

#a1adca

#abb1c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ae1 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#8885dd · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#7bd3cf · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #799df2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799df2]

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

#799df2 (#799df2) is rgb(121, 157, 242) in RGB.

No, #799df2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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