What color is #799DE7?

#799DE7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799DE7?

The RGB value is 121, 157, 231: 121 red, 157 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799DE7?

The complementary color is #E7C379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799DE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799DE7 color

#799DE7 rgb(121, 157, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #799DE7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 61.6% green and 90.6% blue (121, 157, 231).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 70% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#799DE7 color codes

HEX	`#799DE7`
RGB	`rgb(121, 157, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 61.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 70%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, 7.4, -41.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 41.86, 280.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.361, 33.946, 80.327)`
Decimal	`7970279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799DE7, 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 #799DE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799DE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	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 #799DE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799de7; }
.text { color: #799de7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799de7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 157 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799de7, #8c79e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #799DE7?: #799DE7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799DE7?: The RGB value is 121, 157, 231: 121 red, 157 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799DE7?: The complementary color is #E7C379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799DE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.