#79a8df

Color #79a8df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#79a8df

RGB

rgb(121, 168, 223)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 61.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 45.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(67.57, -1.16, -32.66)

LCH

lch(67.57, 32.68, 267.97)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0953, 252.97)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 47.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb079

Analogous

#79dbdf

#79a8df

#7d79df

Triadic

#79a8df

#df79a8

#a8df79

Split-complementary

#79a8df

#df7d79

#dbdf79

Tetradic

#79a8df

#b079df

#dfb079

#a8df79

Square

#79a8df

#df79db

#dfb079

#79df7d

Shades

Color #79a8df mixed toward black.

#4b8ad4

#2c6db9

#21528b

#16375d

#0b1b2e

Tints

Color #79a8df mixed toward white.

#90b7e4

#a6c5ea

#bcd4ef

#d2e2f4

#e9f1fa

Tones

Color #79a8df mixed toward gray.

#82a9d7

#8aa9ce

#93aac6

#9babbd

#a4abb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090d3 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#8d89d0 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#7ccac7 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #79a8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a8df]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79a8df (#79a8df) is rgb(121, 168, 223) in RGB.

No, #79a8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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