#79ABCB#79ABCB

#79ABCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.071 H 237.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79ABCB
RGB	rgb(121, 171, 203)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(203, 40%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.65, -8.35, -21.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.65, 23.09, 248.80°)
OKLab	oklab(71.77% -0.0384 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(71.77% 0.071 237.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.2239, 37.5005, 61.9760)
Luminance	0.3750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79ABCB #CB9979

analogous

#79CBC2 #79ABCB #7982CB

triadic

#79ABCB #CB79AB #ABCB79

tetradic

#79ABCB #C279CB #CB9979 #82CB79

square

#79ABCB #C279CB #CB9979 #82CB79

split-complementary

#79ABCB #CB7982 #CBC279

monochromatic

#386F91 #4D8FBA #79ABCB #A5C7DC #D1E2ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#79ABCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#79ABCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79ABCB

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79ABCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79ABCB	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DAACD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5AB3B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79abcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.071 237.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3c4db',
    500: '#79abcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79abcb;
$custom-light: #a3c4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79abcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.415,
    "s": 44.086,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71765,
    "c": 0.07074,
    "h": 237.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79ABCB

secondary

#DECDC1

accent

#642EB7

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FA

border

#CED1D3

text

#0F1215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #79ABCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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