#79A0BA#79A0BA
#79A0BA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.057 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79A0BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 160, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 32%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.96, -6.82, -17.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.96, 18.96, 248.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.65% -0.0305 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.65% 0.057 237.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3161, 32.7502, 51.2216) |
| Luminance | 0.3275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 2.90
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.10
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 4.36
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 6.73
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 8.39
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79A0BA #BA9379
analogous
#79BAB4 #79A0BA #797FBA
triadic
#79A0BA #BA79A0 #A0BA79
tetradic
#79A0BA #B479BA #BA9379 #7FBA79
square
#79A0BA #B479BA #BA9379 #7FBA79
split-complementary
#79A0BA #BA797F #BAB479
monochromatic
#3F627A #5483A2 #79A0BA #A1BDCF #CAD9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#79A0BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#79A0BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79A0BA
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79A0BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79A0BA | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959FBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63A7A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79a0ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 160, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.057 237.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2bcce',
500: '#79a0ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79a0ba; $custom-light: #a2bcce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79a0ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 160,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 32.02,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68648,
"c": 0.0574,
"h": 237.9
},
"luminance": 0.32752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79A0BA
secondary
#D4C5BB
accent
#683BAB
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182