All About Color #799FCD

#799FCD

About #799FCD

#799FCD is a light blue color with the hex code #799FCD. In RGB it is red 121, green 159, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 213°, saturation 46%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 41%, 22%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.74:1 on white and 7.65:1 on black.

#799FCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 9F, CD
CMYK40.98%, 22.44%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal121, 159, 205
HSL213°, 46%, 64%
RGB Octal171, 237, 315
HSV (HSB)212.86°, 40.98%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1111001, 10011111, 11001101
CIE-L*AB64.38, -1.17, -27.66
RGB Percent47.45%, 62.35%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH64.38, 27.68, 267.58
XYZ31.30, 33.27, 62.53
CIE-L*UV64.38, -19.60, -42.90
xyY0.25, 0.26, 33.27
Hunter-Lab57.68, -4.07, -23.90
RYB47.45%, 57.71%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#799FCD on a dark background: contrast 7.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#799FCD on a light background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#799FCD · #BCCFE6 · #3F70AB · #CDA779 · #E6D3BC

Analogous palette

#79CDA7 · #79C9CD · #799FCD · #7D79CD · #A779CD

Triadic palette

#799FCD · #CD799F · #9FCD79 · #BCCFE6 · #E6BCCF

Tetradic palette

#799FCD · #CD79C9 · #CDA779 · #79CD7D · #3F70AB

Monochromatic palette

#2F537F · #4377B6 · #799FCD · #B1C7E2 · #E9EFF7

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