#79ABFE#79ABFE
#79ABFE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.132 H 260.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ABFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 171, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 99%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 52%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, 6.27, -46.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 46.66, 277.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% -0.0227 -0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.132 260.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3314, 40.3435, 99.4085) |
| Luminance | 0.4035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.55
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.89
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.44
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.31
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.85
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ABFE #FECC79
analogous
#79EDFE #79ABFE #8979FE
triadic
#79ABFE #FE79AB #ABFE79
tetradic
#79ABFE #FE79ED #FECC79 #79FE89
square
#79ABFE #FE79ED #FECC79 #79FE89
split-complementary
#79ABFE #FE8979 #EDFE79
monochromatic
#025FFB #3C85FE #79ABFE #B6D1FE #E1ECFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#79ABFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#79ABFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ABFE
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ABFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ABFE | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AB1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7AA5FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32BDC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79abfe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.132 260.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c3ff',
500: '#79abfe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79abfe; $custom-light: #a7c3ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79abfe",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 171,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.444,
"s": 98.519,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74064,
"c": 0.13228,
"h": 260.1
},
"luminance": 0.40347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ABFE
secondary
#F7EAD4
accent
#8F00E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101218
muted
#7F8186