#79ACFF#79ACFF
#79ACFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.133 H 259.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ACFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 172, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 100%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 53%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.03, 6.01, -46.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.03, 46.68, 277.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% -0.0235 -0.1304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.133 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6815, 40.7869, 100.3173) |
| Luminance | 0.4079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.61
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.71
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.23
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.12
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ACFF #FFCC79
analogous
#79EFFF #79ACFF #8979FF
triadic
#79ACFF #FF79AC #ACFF79
tetradic
#79ACFF #FF79EF #FFCC79 #79FF89
square
#79ACFF #FF79EF #FFCC79 #79FF89
split-complementary
#79ACFF #FF8979 #EFFF79
monochromatic
#0061FE #3C86FF #79ACFF #B6D2FF #E0ECFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#79ACFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#79ACFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ACFF
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ACFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ACFF | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BB2FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7BA5FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#30BECA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79acff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 172, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.133 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c4ff',
500: '#79acff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79acff; $custom-light: #a7c4ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79acff",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 172,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.164,
"s": 100,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74323,
"c": 0.13256,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.4079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ACFF
secondary
#F7EAD4
accent
#8E00E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#101218
muted
#7F8186