Close to Cornflower Blue
#799FEE
#799FEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 62.4% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #799FEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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8.01:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.62:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.01:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #799FEE as they’d see it.
#799FEE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #799FEE
What color is #799FEE?
#799FEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 62.4% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #799FEE in RGB?
#799FEE is rgb(121, 159, 238): 121 red, 159 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #799FEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 33, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #799FEE?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #799FEE?
Its complement #BE9B4F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.