#79aeca

Color #79aeca

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#79aeca

RGB

rgb(121, 174, 202)

HSL

hsl(200.7, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.7, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.1%, 13.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(68.46, -10.24, -19.74)

LCH

lch(68.46, 22.24, 242.58)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.069, 232)

HWB

hwb(200.7, 47.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ca9579

Analogous

#79cabd

#79aeca

#7985ca

Triadic

#79aeca

#ca79ae

#aeca79

Split-complementary

#79aeca

#ca7985

#cabd79

Tetradic

#79aeca

#9579ca

#ca9579

#aeca79

Square

#79aeca

#bd79ca

#ca9579

#85ca79

Shades

Color #79aeca mixed toward black.

#5297bb

#3d7a9a

#2e5c74

#1f3d4d

#0f1f27

Tints

Color #79aeca mixed toward white.

#8fbbd3

#a6c9dc

#bcd6e4

#d2e4ed

#e9f1f6

Tones

Color #79aeca mixed toward gray.

#80acc3

#86aabc

#8da8b6

#94a6af

#9ba4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393c4 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#908cc2 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#7cbfbd · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79aeca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79aeca]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79aeca (#79aeca) is rgb(121, 174, 202) in RGB.

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

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