#79ADEB#79ADEB
#79ADEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.106 H 253.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ADEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 173, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 74%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 49%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.5%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -0.49, -36.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 36.35, 269.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% -0.0302 -0.1017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.106 253.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8190, 39.9476, 84.2989) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.86
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.58
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.95
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.71
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.67
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ADEB #EBB779
analogous
#79E6EB #79ADEB #7E79EB
triadic
#79ADEB #EB79AD #ADEB79
tetradic
#79ADEB #EB79E6 #EBB779 #79EB7E
square
#79ADEB #EB79E6 #EBB779 #79EB7E
split-complementary
#79ADEB #EB7E79 #E6EB79
monochromatic
#1E6DCB #448CE3 #79ADEB #AECEF3 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#79ADEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#79ADEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ADEB
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ADEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ADEB | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95B0EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45BBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79adeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 173, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.106 253.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a5c5f1',
500: '#79adeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79adeb; $custom-light: #a5c5f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79adeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 173,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.632,
"s": 74.026,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73574,
"c": 0.10608,
"h": 253.5
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ADEB
secondary
#F0E1D0
accent
#7B0FD6
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185