#799DCD#799DCD

#799DCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.082 H 255.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#799DCD
RGB	rgb(121, 157, 205)
HSL	hsl(214, 46%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(214, 41%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.82, -0.05, -28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.82, 28.50, 269.90°)
OKLab	oklab(68.77% -0.02 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(68.77% 0.082 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.9580, 32.5849, 62.4040)
Luminance	0.3259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#799DCD #CDA979

analogous

#79C7CD #799DCD #7F79CD

triadic

#799DCD #CD799D #9DCD79

tetradic

#799DCD #CD79C7 #CDA979 #79CD7F

square

#799DCD #CD79C7 #CDA979 #79CD7F

split-complementary

#799DCD #CD7F79 #C7CD79

monochromatic

#375F94 #4C7CBC #799DCD #A6BEDE #D2DEEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.79

#799DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.52

#799DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #799DCD

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##799DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##799DCD	1.00	2.79	7.52	7.52
#FFFFFF	2.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8197CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5BA7AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #799dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 157, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.082 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3b9dc',
    500: '#799dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #799dcd;
$custom-light: #a3b9dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#799dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 45.652,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68775,
    "c": 0.0817,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.32587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#799DCD

secondary

#E0D3C2

accent

#7D2DB9

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#0F1115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #799DCD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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