#79a2e5

Color #79a2e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79a2e5

RGB

rgb(121, 162, 229)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 67.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 47.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(66.18, 3.95, -38.12)

LCH

lch(66.18, 38.32, 275.92)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1085, 259.91)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 47.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5bc79

Analogous

#79d8e5

#79a2e5

#8679e5

Triadic

#79a2e5

#e579a2

#a2e579

Split-complementary

#79a2e5

#e58679

#d8e579

Tetradic

#79a2e5

#bc79e5

#e5bc79

#a2e579

Square

#79a2e5

#e579d8

#e5bc79

#79e586

Shades

Color #79a2e5 mixed toward black.

#4880dc

#2662c3

#1c4993

#133162

#091831

Tints

Color #79a2e5 mixed toward white.

#8fb1e9

#a6c1ee

#bcd0f2

#d2e0f6

#e9effb

Tones

Color #79a2e5 mixed toward gray.

#82a4dc

#8ba6d3

#94a8ca

#9dabc1

#a6adb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dd7 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#8a87d4 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#7bccc9 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79a2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a2e5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#79a2e5 (#79a2e5) is rgb(121, 162, 229) in RGB.

No, #79a2e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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