#79C3F9#79C3F9
#79C3F9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.107 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79C3F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 195, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 91%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -8.44, -33.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 34.75, 255.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.95% -0.0509 -0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.95% 0.107 241.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4930, 49.9311, 96.8972) |
| Luminance | 0.4994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 1.94
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 2.48
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.18
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.49
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.19
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79C3F9 #F9AF79
analogous
#79F9EF #79C3F9 #7983F9
triadic
#79C3F9 #F979C3 #C3F979
tetradic
#79C3F9 #EF79F9 #F9AF79 #83F979
square
#79C3F9 #EF79F9 #F9AF79 #83F979
split-complementary
#79C3F9 #F97983 #F9EF79
monochromatic
#0B8DED #3EA9F6 #79C3F9 #B4DDFC #E2F2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#79C3F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#79C3F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79C3F9
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79C3F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79C3F9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABC3FC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB6F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FD0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79c3f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 195, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.107 241.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7d5fb',
500: '#79c3f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79c3f9; $custom-light: #a7d5fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79c3f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 195,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.313,
"s": 91.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78952,
"c": 0.10696,
"h": 241.6
},
"luminance": 0.49935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79C3F9
secondary
#F6E3D5
accent
#6100E6
background
#FAFDFF
surface
#F4FAFF
border
#CED3D7
text
#101417
muted
#7F8385