#79A9FA#79A9FA
#79A9FA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.129 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79A9FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 169, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 32.4%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.00, 6.20, -45.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.00, 45.62, 277.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.0214 -0.1273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.129 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3226, 39.3401, 95.9452) |
| Luminance | 0.3934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.02
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.86
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.39
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.53
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.34
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79A9FA #FACA79
analogous
#79EAFA #79A9FA #8979FA
triadic
#79A9FA #FA79A9 #A9FA79
tetradic
#79A9FA #FA79EA #FACA79 #79FA89
square
#79A9FA #FA79EA #FACA79 #79FA89
split-complementary
#79A9FA #FA8979 #EAFA79
monochromatic
#095FF0 #3E83F8 #79A9FA #B4CFFC #E2ECFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#79A9FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#79A9FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79A9FA
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79A9FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79A9FA | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89AFFD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7AA3F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37BBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79a9fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 169, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.129 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c2fc',
500: '#79a9fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79a9fa; $custom-light: #a7c2fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79a9fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 169,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.674,
"s": 92.806,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73447,
"c": 0.12908,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.39343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79A9FA
secondary
#F6EAD5
accent
#9000E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185