#79a4ec

Color #79a4ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#79a4ec

RGB

rgb(121, 164, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.7%, 30.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(67.03, 4.87, -40.64)

LCH

lch(67.03, 40.93, 276.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.1157, 260.35)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc179

Analogous

#79ddec

#79a4ec

#8879ec

Triadic

#79a4ec

#ec79a4

#a4ec79

Split-complementary

#79a4ec

#ec8879

#ddec79

Tetradic

#79a4ec

#c179ec

#ecc179

#a4ec79

Square

#79a4ec

#ec79dd

#ecc179

#79ec88

Shades

Color #79a4ec mixed toward black.

#4581e5

#1e60d0

#16489c

#0f3068

#071834

Tints

Color #79a4ec mixed toward white.

#8fb3ef

#a6c2f2

#bcd1f6

#d2e1f9

#e9f0fc

Tones

Color #79a4ec mixed toward gray.

#83a6e2

#8ca9d9

#96abcf

#9faec6

#a9b0bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8edd · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#8b88da · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#7cd1ce · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79a4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a4ec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#79a4ec (#79a4ec) is rgb(121, 164, 236) in RGB.

No, #79a4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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