#79AAE9#79AAE9
#79AAE9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.106 H 255.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AAE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 170, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 72%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.1%, 27%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.53, 0.61, -36.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.53, 36.67, 270.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.84% -0.0273 -0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.84% 0.106 255.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9629, 38.6950, 82.5961) |
| Luminance | 0.3870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.58
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.09
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.87
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.96
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AAE9 #E9B879
analogous
#79E2E9 #79AAE9 #8079E9
triadic
#79AAE9 #E979AA #AAE979
tetradic
#79AAE9 #E979E2 #E9B879 #79E980
square
#79AAE9 #E979E2 #E9B879 #79E980
split-complementary
#79AAE9 #E98079 #E2E979
monochromatic
#2169C7 #4489E0 #79AAE9 #AECBF2 #E2EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#79AAE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#79AAE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AAE9
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AAE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AAE9 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92ADEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A2E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#47B8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aae9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 170, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.106 255.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a5c3f0',
500: '#79aae9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aae9; $custom-light: #a5c3f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aae9",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 170,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.75,
"s": 71.795,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72839,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 255.1
},
"luminance": 0.38698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AAE9
secondary
#EFE1CF
accent
#7F12D4
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184