#799FF9#799FF9
#799FF9 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.139 H 265.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #799FF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 159, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 91%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.29, 11.62, -48.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.29, 50.28, 283.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.33% -0.0104 -0.1382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.33% 0.139 265.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3765, 35.6981, 94.5250) |
| Luminance | 0.3570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.02
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.71
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.75
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.00
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.57
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#799FF9 #F9D379
analogous
#79DFF9 #799FF9 #9379F9
triadic
#799FF9 #F9799F #9FF979
tetradic
#799FF9 #F979DF #F9D379 #79F993
square
#799FF9 #F979DF #F9D379 #79F993
split-complementary
#799FF9 #F99379 #DFF979
monochromatic
#0B4EED #3E75F6 #799FF9 #B4C9FC #E2EAFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#799FF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#799FF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #799FF9
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##799FF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##799FF9 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7CA7FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D9CF7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BB2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #799ff9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 159, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.139 265.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7bbfb',
500: '#799ff9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #799ff9; $custom-light: #a7bbfb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#799ff9",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 159,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.188,
"s": 91.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71328,
"c": 0.13857,
"h": 265.7
},
"luminance": 0.35701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#799FF9
secondary
#F6ECD5
accent
#A100E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F6FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101117
muted
#7F8085