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#799DEC Color

#799DEC is rgb(121, 157, 236) in RGB, hsl(221, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 33%, 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 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#799DEC
HEX#799DEC
RGBrgb(121, 157, 236)
HSLhsl(221, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(221, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 33%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.123 264.8)
LABlab(64.57% 3.59 -44.31)
LCHlch(64.57% 44.45 274.63)

What #799DEC 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 #799DEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.79United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.09Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.07Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.86French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 11.35Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 11.76

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

#799DEC Channel Values

How #799DEC 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 157 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #799DEC 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #799DEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #799DEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #799DEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#799DEC
Complementary
#ECC879
Analogous
#79D7EC
Analogous
#8E79EC
Triadic
#EC799D
Triadic
#9DEC79
Split comp.
#EC8E79
Split comp.
#D7EC79

Tints & Shades of #799DEC

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

#8BAAEE
#9DB7F1
#AFC4F4
#C1D1F6
#D2DEF9
#E4EBFB

Shades

#5180E6
#2460E0
#1B4EBB
#143B8F
#0F2B67
#08183A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #799DEC.

How #799DEC 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#799DEC
Protanopia#9898EC
Protanomaly#8C9AEC
Deuteranopia#9292ED
Deuteranomaly#8997EC
Tritanopia#64AAAA
Tritanomaly#6DA5C8
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #799DEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-799dec: #799DEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #799DEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-799dec': '#799DEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.616, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_799dec">#799DEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#799DEC"

More Blue Colors

#799DEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#799DEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #799DEC?

#799DEC is a light blue — rgb(121, 157, 236) in RGB and hsl(221, 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #799DEC?

#799DEC is rgb(121, 157, 236) — red 121, green 157, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #799DEC?

#799DEC converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 33%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #799DEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #799DEC scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #799DEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #799DEC 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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