#79AAF4#79AAF4
#79AAF4 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.120 H 258.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AAF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 170, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 85%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 50%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.00, 3.84, -41.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.00, 42.11, 275.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.36% -0.0242 -0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.36% 0.12 258.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5835, 39.3433, 91.1312) |
| Luminance | 0.3935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.90
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.87
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.03
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.54
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.76
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AAF4 #F4C379
analogous
#79E7F4 #79AAF4 #8679F4
triadic
#79AAF4 #F479AA #AAF479
tetradic
#79AAF4 #F479E7 #F4C379 #79F486
square
#79AAF4 #F479E7 #F4C379 #79F486
split-complementary
#79AAF4 #F48679 #E7F479
monochromatic
#1264E0 #4086EF #79AAF4 #B2CEF9 #E3EDFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#79AAF4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#79AAF4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AAF4
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AAF4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AAF4 | 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)
#8DAFF7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7EA3F2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3EBAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aaf4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 170, 244); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.120 258.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c3f8',
500: '#79aaf4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aaf4; $custom-light: #a6c3f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aaf4",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 170,
"b": 244
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.098,
"s": 84.828,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73361,
"c": 0.12026,
"h": 258.4
},
"luminance": 0.39346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AAF4
secondary
#F4E8D5
accent
#8904E1
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185