#79b2cd

Color #79b2cd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#79b2cd

RGB

rgb(121, 178, 205)

HSL

hsl(199.3, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.3, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.69, -11.59, -19.52)

LCH

lch(69.69, 22.7, 239.3)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.071, 229.28)

HWB

hwb(199.3, 47.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9479

Analogous

#79cdbe

#79b2cd

#7988cd

Triadic

#79b2cd

#cd79b2

#b2cd79

Split-complementary

#79b2cd

#cd7988

#cdbe79

Tetradic

#79b2cd

#9479cd

#cd9479

#b2cd79

Square

#79b2cd

#be79cd

#cd9479

#88cd79

Shades

Color #79b2cd mixed toward black.

#519bbe

#3b7e9e

#2c5f77

#1d3f4f

#0f2028

Tints

Color #79b2cd mixed toward white.

#8fbfd5

#a6ccde

#bcd8e6

#d2e5ee

#e9f2f7

Tones

Color #79b2cd mixed toward gray.

#80afc6

#87adbf

#8eaab8

#95a8b1

#9ca5aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9596c7 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#928dc5 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#7dc2c1 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79b2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79b2cd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79b2cd (#79b2cd) is rgb(121, 178, 205) in RGB.

No, #79b2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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