#79b1cb

Color #79b1cb

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#79b1cb

RGB

rgb(121, 177, 203)

HSL

hsl(199, 44.1%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199, 40.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(69.34, -11.58, -18.95)

LCH

lch(69.34, 22.21, 238.57)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0695, 228.67)

HWB

hwb(199, 47.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb9379

Analogous

#79cbbc

#79b1cb

#7988cb

Triadic

#79b1cb

#cb79b1

#b1cb79

Split-complementary

#79b1cb

#cb7988

#cbbc79

Tetradic

#79b1cb

#9379cb

#cb9379

#b1cb79

Square

#79b1cb

#bc79cb

#cb9379

#88cb79

Shades

Color #79b1cb mixed toward black.

#529abc

#3c7d9c

#2d5e75

#1e3f4e

#0f1f27

Tints

Color #79b1cb mixed toward white.

#8fbed4

#a6cbdc

#bcd8e5

#d2e5ee

#e9f2f6

Tones

Color #79b1cb mixed toward gray.

#80aec4

#87acbd

#8da9b6

#94a7b0

#9ba4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595c5 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#918dc4 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#7dc0bf · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79b1cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79b1cb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79b1cb (#79b1cb) is rgb(121, 177, 203) in RGB.

No, #79b1cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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