#79D1E8#79D1E8
#79D1E8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.091 H 216.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79D1E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 209, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 71%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.32, -20.46, -19.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.32, 28.31, 223.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.37% -0.0727 -0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.37% 0.091 216.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2456, 55.4884, 84.6543) |
| Luminance | 0.5549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 3.72
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.97
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.86
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 6.62
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.33
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79D1E8 #E89079
analogous
#79E8C7 #79D1E8 #799AE8
triadic
#79D1E8 #E879D1 #D1E879
tetradic
#79D1E8 #C779E8 #E89079 #9AE879
square
#79D1E8 #C779E8 #E89079 #9AE879
split-complementary
#79D1E8 #E8799A #E8C779
monochromatic
#22A3C5 #45BFDF #79D1E8 #ADE3F1 #E1F5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#79D1E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#79D1E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79D1E8
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79D1E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79D1E8 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1CCE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BFE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3DDAD8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79d1e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 209, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.091 216.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6dfef',
500: '#79d1e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79d1e8; $custom-light: #a6dfef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79d1e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 209,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.432,
"s": 70.701,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81371,
"c": 0.0906,
"h": 216.6
},
"luminance": 0.55492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79D1E8
secondary
#C05F45
accent
#3B13D3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FCFE
border
#D0D5D6
text
#101516
muted
#818485