All About Color #799DEC

#799DEC

About #799DEC

#799DEC is a light blue color with the hex code #799DEC. In RGB it is red 121, green 157, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 221°, saturation 75%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 49%, 33%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.68:1 on white and 7.85:1 on black.

#799DEC Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 9D, EC
CMYK48.73%, 33.47%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal121, 157, 236
HSL221°, 75%, 70%
RGB Octal171, 235, 354
HSV (HSB)221.22°, 48.73%, 92.55%
RGB Binary1111001, 10011101, 11101100
CIE-L*AB65.15, 8.88, -43.60
RGB Percent47.45%, 61.57%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH65.15, 44.50, 281.52
XYZ35.08, 34.24, 84.12
CIE-L*UV65.15, -19.16, -70.83
xyY0.23, 0.22, 34.24
Hunter-Lab58.51, 4.63, -44.28
RYB47.45%, 58.20%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#799DEC on a dark background: contrast 7.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#799DEC on a light background: contrast 2.68:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #799DEC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #799DEC. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#799DEC · #C9D8F7 · #2963E0 · #ECC879 · #F7E9C9

Analogous palette

#79ECC8 · #79D7EC · #799DEC · #8E79EC · #C879EC

Triadic palette

#799DEC · #EC799D · #9DEC79 · #C9D8F7 · #F7C9D8

Tetradic palette

#799DEC · #EC79D7 · #ECC879 · #79EC8E · #2963E0

Monochromatic palette

#194AB3 · #366DE2 · #799DEC · #BCCEF5 · #E9EFFC

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