What color is #798CCD?

#798CCD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798CCD?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 205: 121 red, 140 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798CCD?

The complementary color is #CDBA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798CCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798CCD color

#798CCD rgb(121, 140, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #798CCD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 80.4% blue (121, 140, 205).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 46% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#798CCD color codes

HEX	`#798CCD`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 46%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 32%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 9.72, -35.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 37.01, 285.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.279, 27.228, 61.511)`
Decimal	`7965901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798CCD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #798CCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798CCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #798CCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798ccd; }
.text { color: #798ccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798ccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798ccd, #9079cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #798CCD?: #798CCD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798CCD?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 205: 121 red, 140 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798CCD?: The complementary color is #CDBA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798CCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.