#79AAFD#79AAFD
#79AAFD is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.132 H 260.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AAFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 170, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 97%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 52%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, 6.54, -46.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 46.65, 278.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.8% -0.0218 -0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.8% 0.132 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9835, 39.9033, 98.5046) |
| Luminance | 0.3991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.77
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.17
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.40
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.57
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AAFD #FDCC79
analogous
#79ECFD #79AAFD #8A79FD
triadic
#79AAFD #FD79AA #AAFD79
tetradic
#79AAFD #FD79EC #FDCC79 #79FD8A
square
#79AAFD #FD79EC #FDCC79 #79FD8A
split-complementary
#79AAFD #FD8A79 #ECFD79
monochromatic
#045EF8 #3D84FC #79AAFD #B5D0FE #E1ECFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#79AAFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#79AAFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AAFD
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AAFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AAFD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89B0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#79A4FB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33BCC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aafd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 170, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.132 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c3fe',
500: '#79aafd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aafd; $custom-light: #a7c3fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aafd",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 170,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.727,
"s": 97.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73805,
"c": 0.13199,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.39906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AAFD
secondary
#F7EAD4
accent
#9000E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101218
muted
#7F8186