#79AECE#79AECE
#79AECE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.073 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 174, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 41%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, -9.17, -21.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 23.59, 247.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% -0.041 -0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.073 235.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1580, 38.7911, 64.0681) |
| Luminance | 0.3879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.28
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.46
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.51
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.52
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.52
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AECE #CE9979
analogous
#79CEC4 #79AECE #7984CE
triadic
#79AECE #CE79AE #AECE79
tetradic
#79AECE #C479CE #CE9979 #84CE79
square
#79AECE #C479CE #CE9979 #84CE79
split-complementary
#79AECE #CE7984 #CEC479
monochromatic
#377296 #4C93BE #79AECE #A6C9DE #D3E4EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#79AECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#79AECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AECE
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AECE | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FADD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A3CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58B6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 174, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.073 235.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3c6dd',
500: '#79aece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aece; $custom-light: #a3c6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aece",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 174,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.588,
"s": 46.448,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72551,
"c": 0.0727,
"h": 235.6
},
"luminance": 0.38793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AECE
secondary
#E0CEC3
accent
#612CBA
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8283