#79BBDF#79BBDF

#79BBDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.085 H 233.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#79BBDF
RGBrgb(121, 187, 223)
HSLhsl(201, 61%, 67%)
HSVhsv(201, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(45.7%, 16.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LABlab(72.85, -11.51, -24.55)
CIE-LCHlch(72.85, 27.11, 244.89°)
OKLaboklab(76.11% -0.0506 -0.068)
OKLCHoklch(76.11% 0.085 233.3)
XYZxyz(38.9700, 44.9305, 76.4166)
Luminance0.4493 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#79BBDF #DF9D79
analogous
#79DFD0 #79BBDF #7988DF
triadic
#79BBDF #DF79BB #BBDF79
tetradic
#79BBDF #D079DF #DF9D79 #88DF79
square
#79BBDF #D079DF #DF9D79 #88DF79
split-complementary
#79BBDF #DF7988 #DFD079
monochromatic
#2B83B3 #48A2D3 #79BBDF #AAD4EB #DCEDF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10
#79BBDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.99
#79BBDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79BBDF
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##79BBDF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##79BBDF1.002.109.999.99
#FFFFFF2.101.0021.0021.00
#0000009.9921.001.001.00
##0000009.9921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB9E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BAEDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BC5C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #79bbdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 187, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.085 233.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5cfe9',
    500: '#79bbdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #79bbdf;
$custom-light: #a5cfe9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#79bbdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76115,
    "c": 0.08478,
    "h": 233.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#79BBDF
secondary
#EAD5CA
accent
#591CC9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FC
border
#CED2D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284

Preview Lab

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