#79CFF5#79CFF5
#79CFF5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.099 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79CFF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 207, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 86%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 51%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.20, -15.88, -26.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.20, 31.06, 239.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.42% -0.0657 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.42% 0.099 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6733, 55.2793, 94.5789) |
| Luminance | 0.5528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 1.92
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 2.46
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.36
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.43
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.72
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79CFF5 #F59F79
analogous
#79F5DD #79CFF5 #7991F5
triadic
#79CFF5 #F579CF #CFF579
tetradic
#79CFF5 #DD79F5 #F59F79 #91F579
square
#79CFF5 #DD79F5 #F59F79 #91F579
split-complementary
#79CFF5 #F57991 #F5DD79
monochromatic
#11A2E3 #40BBF1 #79CFF5 #B2E3F9 #E3F5FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#79CFF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#79CFF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79CFF5
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79CFF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79CFF5 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBCCF7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9BEF5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FDADB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79cff5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 207, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.099 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7ddf8',
500: '#79cff5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79cff5; $custom-light: #a7ddf8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79cff5",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 207,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.387,
"s": 86.111,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81421,
"c": 0.09899,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.55283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79CFF5
secondary
#D06E42
accent
#4703E3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FCFF
border
#D0D5D7
text
#101517
muted
#818485