#799AE0#799AE0
#799AE0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.110 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #799AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 154, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 62%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 46%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 31.3%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.80, 7.07, -39.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.80, 39.72, 280.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.02% -0.0107 -0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.02% 0.11 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8910, 32.5560, 75.0573) |
| Luminance | 0.3256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.60
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 5.69
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.73
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.55
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.75
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#799AE0 #E0BF79
analogous
#79CDE0 #799AE0 #8C79E0
triadic
#799AE0 #E0799A #9AE079
tetradic
#799AE0 #E079CD #E0BF79 #79E08C
square
#799AE0 #E079CD #E0BF79 #79E08C
split-complementary
#799AE0 #E08C79 #CDE079
monochromatic
#2A56B5 #4775D5 #799AE0 #ABBFEB #DCE5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#799AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#799AE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #799AE0
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##799AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##799AE0 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80A0E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7596DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51A9B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #799ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 154, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.110 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4b7ea',
500: '#799ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #799ae0; $custom-light: #a4b7ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#799ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 154,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.777,
"s": 62.424,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69019,
"c": 0.11017,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.32558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#799AE0
secondary
#EAE0CA
accent
#921BCA
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F6FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101116
muted
#7F8084