#799DB4 Color

#799DB4 is rgb(121, 157, 180) in RGB and hsl(203, 28%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#799DB4

HEX#799DB4

RGBrgb(121, 157, 180)

HSLhsl(203, 28%, 59%)

HSVhsv(203, 33%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.052 236.6)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #799DB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #799DB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#799DB4 Complementary#B49079 Analogous#79B4AD Analogous#7980B4 Triadic#B4799D Triadic#9DB479

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #799DB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8DACBF #9DB7C8 #B1C6D3 #C1D2DC #D5E0E7 #E5ECF0

Shades

#5F8AA5 #4F758C #405F72 #334C5B #253641 #162127

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