#79AAF1#79AAF1
#79AAF1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.116 H 257.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AAF1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 170, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 81%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.8%, 29.5%, 0%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, 2.95, -40.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 40.61, 274.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.22% -0.025 -0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.22% 0.116 257.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1317, 39.1625, 88.7518) |
| Luminance | 0.3916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.99
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.78
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.02
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.61
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.84
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AAF1 #F1C079
analogous
#79E6F1 #79AAF1 #8479F1
triadic
#79AAF1 #F179AA #AAF179
tetradic
#79AAF1 #F179E6 #F1C079 #79F184
square
#79AAF1 #F179E6 #F1C079 #79F184
split-complementary
#79AAF1 #F18479 #E6F179
monochromatic
#1766D9 #4287EB #79AAF1 #B0CDF7 #E3EDFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#79AAF1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#79AAF1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AAF1
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AAF1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AAF1 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EAEF4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A3EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40BAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aaf1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 170, 241); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.116 257.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c3f6',
500: '#79aaf1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aaf1; $custom-light: #a6c3f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aaf1",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 170,
"b": 241
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.5,
"s": 81.081,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73216,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 257.6
},
"luminance": 0.39165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AAF1
secondary
#F3E6D3
accent
#8608DD
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FE
border
#CED0D6
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185