#79AFF0#79AFF0

#79AFF0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.111 H 253.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#79AFF0
RGBrgb(121, 175, 240)
HSLhsl(213, 80%, 71%)
HSVhsv(213, 50%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(49.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 5.9%)
CIE-LABlab(70.19, -0.14, -37.90)
CIE-LCHlch(70.19, 37.90, 269.79°)
OKLaboklab(74.23% -0.031 -0.1061)
OKLCHoklch(74.23% 0.111 253.7)
XYZxyz(38.9379, 41.0133, 88.2857)
Luminance0.4102 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#79AFF0 #F0BA79
analogous
#79EBF0 #79AFF0 #7E79F0
triadic
#79AFF0 #F079AF #AFF079
tetradic
#79AFF0 #F079EB #F0BA79 #79F07E
square
#79AFF0 #F079EB #F0BA79 #79F07E
split-complementary
#79AFF0 #F07E79 #EBF079
monochromatic
#186ED7 #428EEA #79AFF0 #B0D0F6 #E3EFFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.28
#79AFF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.20
#79AFF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79AFF0
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##79AFF0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##79AFF01.002.289.209.20
#FFFFFF2.281.0021.0021.00
#0000009.2021.001.001.00
##0000009.2021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#95B2F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40BEC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #79aff0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 175, 240);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.111 253.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a6c6f5',
    500: '#79aff0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #79aff0;
$custom-light: #a6c6f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#79aff0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 240
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.773,
    "s": 79.866,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74233,
    "c": 0.1106,
    "h": 253.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.41016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#79AFF0
secondary
#F2E4D2
accent
#7C09DC
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101317
muted
#7F8285

Preview Lab

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#79AFF0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva