#79BBCA#79BBCA
#79BBCA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.070 H 213.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79BBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 187, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, -17.11, -14.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 22.22, 219.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.32% -0.0585 -0.0389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.32% 0.07 213.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3124, 43.8674, 62.4195) |
| Luminance | 0.4387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.90
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.86
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.38
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79BBCA #CA8879
analogous
#79CAB0 #79BBCA #7992CA
triadic
#79BBCA #CA79BB #BBCA79
tetradic
#79BBCA #B079CA #CA8879 #92CA79
square
#79BBCA #B079CA #CA8879 #92CA79
split-complementary
#79BBCA #CA7992 #CAB079
monochromatic
#398090 #4DA5B9 #79BBCA #A5D1DB #D1E8ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#79BBCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#79BBCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79BBCA
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79BBCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79BBCA | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#57C1BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79bbca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 187, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.070 213.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3cfda',
500: '#79bbca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79bbca; $custom-light: #a3cfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79bbca",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 187,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.111,
"s": 43.316,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75319,
"c": 0.07031,
"h": 213.6
},
"luminance": 0.4387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79BBCA
secondary
#DEC6C1
accent
#482FB6
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F9FA
border
#CED2D3
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8283