#79d2ec

Color #79d2ec

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#79d2ec

RGB

rgb(121, 210, 236)

HSL

hsl(193.6, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.6, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.7%, 11%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(79.73, -19.89, -21.07)

LCH

lch(79.73, 28.98, 226.65)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0929, 218.79)

HWB

hwb(193.6, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ec9379

Analogous

#79eccd

#79d2ec

#7998ec

Triadic

#79d2ec

#ec79d2

#d2ec79

Split-complementary

#79d2ec

#ec7998

#eccd79

Tetradic

#79d2ec

#9379ec

#ec9379

#d2ec79

Square

#79d2ec

#cd79ec

#ec9379

#98ec79

Shades

Color #79d2ec mixed toward black.

#45c0e5

#1ea8d0

#167e9c

#0f5468

#072a34

Tints

Color #79d2ec mixed toward white.

#8fd9ef

#a6e1f2

#bce8f6

#d2f0f9

#e9f7fc

Tones

Color #79d2ec mixed toward gray.

#83cde2

#8cc7d9

#96c2cf

#9fbdc6

#a9b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8e6 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#a29be5 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#7fe1e0 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79d2ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79d2ec]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#79d2ec (#79d2ec) is rgb(121, 210, 236) in RGB.

No, #79d2ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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