Palettes / Colors / #9799FC

#9799FC — Light Vivid Blue

#9799FC is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #9799FC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9799FC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FCFA97; it also sits naturally between #97CBFC and #C897FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 60% · Blue 99%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9799FC

.text { color: #9799FC; }
.background { background-color: #9799FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9799FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 153, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9799FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 153, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9799FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 153, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9799FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9799FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFA97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9799FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9799FC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9799FC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9799FC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9799FC?

#9799FC is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 153, 252). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9799FC?

#9799FC is RGB 151, 153, 252 — HSL 239°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 40%, 39%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #9799FC?

Its complement is #FCFA97; analogous partners are #97CBFC and #C897FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9799FC for text?

Black text on #9799FC has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.