#79a2d1

Color #79a2d1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.65 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#79a2d1

RGB

rgb(121, 162, 209)

HSL

hsl(212, 48.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212, 42.1%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(65.36, -1.75, -28.35)

LCH

lch(65.36, 28.4, 266.47)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0827, 252.4)

HWB

hwb(212, 47.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1a879

Analogous

#79ced1

#79a2d1

#7c79d1

Triadic

#79a2d1

#d179a2

#a2d179

Split-complementary

#79a2d1

#d17c79

#ced179

Tetradic

#79a2d1

#a879d1

#d1a879

#a2d179

Square

#79a2d1

#d179ce

#d1a879

#79d17c

Shades

Color #79a2d1 mixed toward black.

#5086c3

#386aa4

#2a507b

#1c3552

#0e1b29

Tints

Color #79a2d1 mixed toward white.

#8fb2d9

#a6c1e0

#bcd1e8

#d2e0f0

#e9f0f7

Tones

Color #79a2d1 mixed toward gray.

#80a3ca

#88a3c2

#8fa4bb

#96a4b4

#9ea4ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dc7 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#8a87c4 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#7bbfbd · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79a2d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a2d1]

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

#79a2d1 (#79a2d1) is rgb(121, 162, 209) in RGB.

No, #79a2d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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