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#798CEC Color

#798CEC is rgb(121, 140, 236) in RGB, hsl(230, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 41%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#798CEC
HEX#798CEC
RGBrgb(121, 140, 236)
HSLhsl(230, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(230, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 41%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.144 273.5)
LABlab(60.01% 12.80 -51.46)
LCHlch(60.01% 53.03 283.96)

What #798CEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #798CEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.91Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 12.58United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 12.58Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.19Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.03Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.31

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#798CEC Channel Values

How #798CEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 140 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.1:1 vs white · 6.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #798CEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #798CEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #798CEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #798CEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#798CEC
Complementary
#ECD979
Analogous
#79C6EC
Analogous
#9F79EC
Triadic
#EC798C
Triadic
#8CEC79
Split comp.
#EC9F79
Split comp.
#C6EC79

Tints & Shades of #798CEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B9CEE
#9DABF1
#AFBAF4
#C1C9F6
#D2D9F9
#E4E8FB

Shades

#516AE6
#2444E0
#1B36BB
#14298F
#0F1D67
#08113A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #798CEC.

How #798CEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#798CEC
Protanopia#8989EC
Protanomaly#838AEC
Deuteranopia#8686EC
Deuteranomaly#8188EC
Tritanopia#609D9D
Tritanomaly#6B96C2
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #798CEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-798cec: #798CEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #798CEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-798cec': '#798CEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.549, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_798cec">#798CEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#798CEC"

More Blue Colors

#798CEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#798CEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #798CEC?

#798CEC is a light blue — rgb(121, 140, 236) in RGB and hsl(230, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.91.

What is the RGB value of #798CEC?

#798CEC is rgb(121, 140, 236) — red 121, green 140, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #798CEC?

#798CEC converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 41%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #798CEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #798CEC scores 3.1:1 against white and 6.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #798CEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #798CEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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