#79a5ce

Color #79a5ce

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#79a5ce

RGB

rgb(121, 165, 206)

HSL

hsl(208.9, 46.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.9, 41.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(66.08, -4.24, -25.58)

LCH

lch(66.08, 25.93, 260.59)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0769, 247.2)

HWB

hwb(208.9, 47.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea279

Analogous

#79cecc

#79a5ce

#797bce

Triadic

#79a5ce

#ce79a5

#a5ce79

Split-complementary

#79a5ce

#ce797b

#cecc79

Tetradic

#79a5ce

#a279ce

#cea279

#a5ce79

Square

#79a5ce

#cc79ce

#cea279

#7bce79

Shades

Color #79a5ce mixed toward black.

#518abf

#3a6fa0

#2c5378

#1d3750

#0f1c28

Tints

Color #79a5ce mixed toward white.

#8fb4d6

#a6c3de

#bcd2e6

#d2e1ef

#e9f0f7

Tones

Color #79a5ce mixed toward gray.

#80a5c7

#87a4c0

#8ea4b9

#95a4b2

#9ca4ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8fc5 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#8c88c3 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#7cbebc · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79a5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a5ce]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#79a5ce (#79a5ce) is rgb(121, 165, 206) in RGB.

No, #79a5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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