#799BE2#799BE2
#799BE2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.112 H 264.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #799BE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 155, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.16, 7.08, -39.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.16, 40.26, 280.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.33% -0.0114 -0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.33% 0.112 264.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3295, 32.9966, 76.5495) |
| Luminance | 0.3300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.52
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.77
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 5.89
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.79
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.75
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#799BE2 #E2C079
analogous
#79D0E2 #799BE2 #8B79E2
triadic
#799BE2 #E2799B #9BE279
tetradic
#799BE2 #E279D0 #E2C079 #79E28B
square
#799BE2 #E279D0 #E2C079 #79E28B
split-complementary
#799BE2 #E28B79 #D0E279
monochromatic
#2857B9 #4775D7 #799BE2 #ABC1ED #DEE6F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#799BE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#799BE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #799BE2
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##799BE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##799BE2 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A1E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7597E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FAAB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #799be2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 155, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.112 264.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4b8eb',
500: '#799be2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #799be2; $custom-light: #a4b8eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#799be2",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 155,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.571,
"s": 64.417,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69326,
"c": 0.11181,
"h": 264.2
},
"luminance": 0.32999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#799BE2
secondary
#EBE1CB
accent
#9219CC
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F6FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101116
muted
#7F8084