#79A5B3#79A5B3
#79A5B3 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.052 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79A5B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 165, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 28%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.14, -11.32, -11.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.14, 16.49, 226.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.51% -0.0398 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.51% 0.052 219.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4743, 34.2284, 47.6928) |
| Luminance | 0.3423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.02
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.95
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.22
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.42
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79A5B3 #B38779
analogous
#79B3A4 #79A5B3 #7988B3
triadic
#79A5B3 #B379A5 #A5B379
tetradic
#79A5B3 #A479B3 #B38779 #88B379
square
#79A5B3 #A479B3 #B38779 #88B379
split-complementary
#79A5B3 #B37988 #B3A479
monochromatic
#406571 #568898 #79A5B3 #A0BFC9 #C7D9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#79A5B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#79A5B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79A5B3
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79A5B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79A5B3 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA2B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939BB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#65AAA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79a5b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 165, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.052 219.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1bfc9',
500: '#79a5b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79a5b3; $custom-light: #a1bfc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79a5b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 165,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.483,
"s": 27.619,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6951,
"c": 0.05155,
"h": 219.5
},
"luminance": 0.3423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79A5B3
secondary
#CFBEB8
accent
#7B64C4
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F3F7F8
border
#CDD0D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182