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#799FBB closest to Far Horizons

#799FBB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Far Horizons. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.4% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(121, 159, 187)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 33% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #799FBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.49:1.

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Variations of #799FBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#799FBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#799FBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #799FBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A97BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939EBC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C9EBC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A97BB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #869ABB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #63A6A8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #71A2B3
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #939BA3

#799FBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.80:1 Very poor#799FBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.49:1 Very good#799FBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#799FBB in CSS

/* Far Horizons */
.color { color: #799FBB; }
.background { background-color: #799FBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #799FBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 159 187);
color: hsl(205 33% 60%);
color: oklch(0.685 0.059 240.6);

#799FBB FAQ

What color is #799FBB?

#799FBB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #799FBB?

#799FBB is rgb(121, 159, 187) in RGB, hsl(205, 33%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 15%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #799FBB?

The complementary color of #799FBB is #BB9579, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #799FBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #799FBB: 7.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #799FBB a warm or cool color?

#799FBB is a cool color.