#79BBDB#79BBDB

#79BBDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.081 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79BBDB
RGB	rgb(121, 187, 219)
HSL	hsl(200, 58%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(200, 45%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.71, -12.60, -22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.71, 25.87, 240.85°)
OKLab	oklab(75.96% -0.0521 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(75.96% 0.081 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.4371, 44.7173, 73.6100)
Luminance	0.4472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79BBDB #DB9979

analogous

#79DBCA #79BBDB #798ADB

triadic

#79BBDB #DB79BB #BBDB79

tetradic

#79BBDB #CA79DB #DB9979 #8ADB79

square

#79BBDB #CA79DB #DB9979 #8ADB79

split-complementary

#79BBDB #DB798A #DBCA79

monochromatic

#2E83AC #49A3CE #79BBDB #A9D3E8 #D9ECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#79BBDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.94

#79BBDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79BBDB

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79BBDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79BBDB	1.00	2.11	9.94	9.94
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABB9DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DAEDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4EC4C5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79bbdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 187, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.081 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a4cfe6',
    500: '#79bbdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79bbdb;
$custom-light: #a4cfe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79bbdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.592,
    "s": 57.647,
    "l": 66.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75957,
    "c": 0.08132,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.4472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79BBDB

secondary

#E8D2C8

accent

#5620C5

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FC

border

#CED2D5

text

#101316

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #79BBDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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