#79ABE8#79ABE8
#79ABE8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.104 H 254.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ABE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 171, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 71%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.76, -0.24, -35.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.76, 35.75, 269.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% -0.0288 -0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.104 254) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0086, 39.0144, 81.9086) |
| Luminance | 0.3902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.25
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.22
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.41
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.88
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.87
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ABE8 #E8B679
analogous
#79E3E8 #79ABE8 #7F79E8
triadic
#79ABE8 #E879AB #ABE879
tetradic
#79ABE8 #E879E3 #E8B679 #79E87F
square
#79ABE8 #E879E3 #E8B679 #79E87F
split-complementary
#79ABE8 #E87F79 #E3E879
monochromatic
#226BC5 #458ADF #79ABE8 #ADCCF1 #E1ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#79ABE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#79ABE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ABE8
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ABE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ABE8 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93AEEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A3E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48B9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79abe8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.104 254.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a5c3ef',
500: '#79abe8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79abe8; $custom-light: #a5c3ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79abe8",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 171,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.973,
"s": 70.701,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73007,
"c": 0.10403,
"h": 254
},
"luminance": 0.39017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ABE8
secondary
#EFE0CE
accent
#7C13D3
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184