Information about #799CDD color

#799CDD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #799CDD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 156, 221) — 47.5% red, 61.2% green, 86.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 39 / 25 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #799CDD reads as a confidently colored azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vista Blue (#7C9ED9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6) and Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 156, 221) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #799CDD: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #799CDD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#799CDD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#799CDD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#799CDD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#799CDD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#799CDD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#799CDD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#DDBA78
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#CEDD78
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#DD8878
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#78CEDD
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DD789C
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#9CDD78
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#BA78DD
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#9CDD78
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#DD78CE
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Nearest named colors to #799CDD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Lowell's French Riviera Blue color link
Lowell's French Riviera Blue

#698FD3

#799CDD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#799CDD
  • RGB121, 156, 221
  • CMYK39, 25, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(121, 156, 221)
  • HSL219°, 60%, 67%
  • HSL Precise219°, 59.524%, 67.059%
  • HSV219°, 45%, 87%
  • HSB219°, 45%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.612, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.612, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.612, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID799CDD
  • DECIMAL ID7970013
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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