#79A6F2#79A6F2
#79A6F2 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.122 H 260.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79A6F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 166, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 31.4%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.83, 5.51, -42.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.83, 43.02, 277.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% -0.0201 -0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.122 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5430, 37.7455, 89.2945) |
| Luminance | 0.3775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.87
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.02
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.17
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.68
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.98
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79A6F2 #F2C579
analogous
#79E2F2 #79A6F2 #8879F2
triadic
#79A6F2 #F279A6 #A6F279
tetradic
#79A6F2 #F279E2 #F2C579 #79F288
square
#79A6F2 #F279E2 #F2C579 #79F288
split-complementary
#79A6F2 #F28879 #E2F279
monochromatic
#155FDB #4181ED #79A6F2 #B1CBF7 #E3ECFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#79A6F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#79A6F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79A6F2
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79A6F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79A6F2 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89ABF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7AA0F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40B7C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79a6f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 166, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.122 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c0f6',
500: '#79a6f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79a6f2; $custom-light: #a6c0f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79a6f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 166,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.686,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72422,
"c": 0.12164,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.37748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79A6F2
secondary
#F3E7D3
accent
#8E07DF
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FE
border
#CED0D6
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185