#79ABDF#79ABDF

#79ABDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.093 H 250.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#79ABDF
RGBrgb(121, 171, 223)
HSLhsl(211, 61%, 67%)
HSVhsv(211, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(45.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LABlab(68.40, -2.82, -31.39)
CIE-LCHlch(68.40, 31.51, 264.86°)
OKLaboklab(72.6% -0.0316 -0.0874)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.093 250.2)
XYZxyz(35.7628, 38.5161, 75.3476)
Luminance0.3852 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#79ABDF #DFAD79
analogous
#79DEDF #79ABDF #7A79DF
triadic
#79ABDF #DF79AB #ABDF79
tetradic
#79ABDF #DF79DE #DFAD79 #79DF7A
square
#79ABDF #DF79DE #DFAD79 #79DF7A
split-complementary
#79ABDF #DF7A79 #DEDF79
monochromatic
#2B6DB3 #488CD3 #79ABDF #AACAEB #DCE9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41
#79ABDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70
#79ABDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79ABDF
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##79ABDF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##79ABDF1.002.418.708.70
#FFFFFF2.411.0021.0021.00
#0000008.7021.001.001.00
##0000008.7021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#96ADE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA2DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4EB7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #79abdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.093 250.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a4c3e9',
    500: '#79abdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #79abdf;
$custom-light: #a4c3e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#79abdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.588,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72603,
    "c": 0.09296,
    "h": 250.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#79ABDF
secondary
#EADACA
accent
#741CC9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #79ABDF

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#79ABDF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva