#79ACC2#79ACC2

#79ACC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.063 H 226.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79ACC2
RGB	rgb(121, 172, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 37%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(198, 38%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.62, -11.27, -16.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.62, 20.05, 235.82°)
OKLab	oklab(71.64% -0.043 -0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(71.64% 0.063 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.3720, 37.4631, 56.5538)
Luminance	0.3746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79ACC2 #C28F79

analogous

#79C2B4 #79ACC2 #7988C2

triadic

#79ACC2 #C279AC #ACC279

tetradic

#79ACC2 #B479C2 #C28F79 #88C279

square

#79ACC2 #B479C2 #C28F79 #88C279

split-complementary

#79ACC2 #C27988 #C2B479

monochromatic

#3C6F84 #4F92AE #79ACC2 #A3C6D5 #CDE0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#79ACC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.49

#79ACC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79ACC2

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79ACC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79ACC2	1.00	2.47	8.49	8.49
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0AAC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A1C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5EB3B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79acc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 172, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.063 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c4d4',
    500: '#79acc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79acc2;
$custom-light: #a2c4d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79acc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.082,
    "s": 37.436,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7164,
    "c": 0.06266,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79ACC2

secondary

#D9C6BE

accent

#5A35B0

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FA

border

#CED1D3

text

#0F1214

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #79ACC2

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

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