#79C3F2#79C3F2
#79C3F2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.100 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79C3F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 195, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 19.4%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.76, -10.44, -30.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.76, 32.10, 251.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.66% -0.0533 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.66% 0.1 237.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4215, 49.5025, 91.2540) |
| Luminance | 0.4951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 1.36
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 2.10
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 2.90
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.25
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.55
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79C3F2 #F2A879
analogous
#79F2E5 #79C3F2 #7986F2
triadic
#79C3F2 #F279C3 #C3F279
tetradic
#79C3F2 #E579F2 #F2A879 #86F279
square
#79C3F2 #E579F2 #F2A879 #86F279
split-complementary
#79C3F2 #F27986 #F2E579
monochromatic
#158EDB #41AAED #79C3F2 #B1DCF7 #E3F3FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#79C3F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.90
#79C3F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79C3F2
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79C3F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79C3F2 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEC2F4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB5F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38CFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79c3f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 195, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.100 237.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6d5f6',
500: '#79c3f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79c3f2; $custom-light: #a6d5f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79c3f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 195,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.306,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78655,
"c": 0.09986,
"h": 237.8
},
"luminance": 0.49506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79C3F2
secondary
#F3E0D3
accent
#5B07DF
background
#FAFDFF
surface
#F4FAFE
border
#CED3D6
text
#101417
muted
#7F8385