#79adc9

Color #79adc9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#79adc9

RGB

rgb(121, 173, 201)

HSL

hsl(201, 42.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201, 39.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.14, -9.97, -19.67)

LCH

lch(68.14, 22.05, 243.12)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0683, 232.49)

HWB

hwb(201, 47.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99579

Analogous

#79c9bd

#79adc9

#7985c9

Triadic

#79adc9

#c979ad

#adc979

Split-complementary

#79adc9

#c97985

#c9bd79

Tetradic

#79adc9

#9579c9

#c99579

#adc979

Square

#79adc9

#bd79c9

#c99579

#85c979

Shades

Color #79adc9 mixed toward black.

#5396ba

#3e7999

#2e5b73

#1f3c4c

#0f1e26

Tints

Color #79adc9 mixed toward white.

#8fbbd2

#a6c8db

#bcd6e4

#d2e4ed

#e9f1f6

Tones

Color #79adc9 mixed toward gray.

#80abc2

#86a9bc

#8da7b5

#94a5ae

#9aa3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293c3 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#8f8bc1 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#7cbebc · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79adc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79adc9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79adc9 (#79adc9) is rgb(121, 173, 201) in RGB.

No, #79adc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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