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#79BDCC

#79bdcc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79bdcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 74.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.69% cyan, 7.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 190.84°, with 44.86% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.4482

Complementary

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #cc8879

Split complementary

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #cc7994
  3. #ccb279

Analogous

  1. #79ccb2
  2. #79bdcc
  3. #7994cc

Triadic

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #cc79bd
  3. #bdcc79

Tetradic

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #8879cc
  3. #cc8879
  4. #bdcc79

Square

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #b279cc
  3. #cc8879
  4. #94cc79

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6f7d
  2. #45a0b4
  3. #79bdcc
  4. #b0d8e1
  5. #e8f4f6

Shades

#79bdcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #6daab8
  3. #6197a3
  4. #55848f
  5. #49717a
  6. #3d5f66
  7. #304c52
  8. #24393d
  9. #182629
  10. #0c1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bdcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #86c4d1
  3. #94cad6
  4. #a1d1db
  5. #afd7e0
  6. #bcdee6
  7. #c9e5eb
  8. #d7ebf0
  9. #e4f2f5
  10. #f2f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bdcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bdcc
  2. #7ab7c4
  3. #7ab1bd
  4. #7babb5
  5. #7ca5ae
  6. #7d9fa6
  7. #7d989e
  8. #7e9297
  9. #7f8c8f
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b8cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4aecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56c3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ebacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bdcc {
  color: #79bdcc;
}
Background
.bg-79bdcc {
  background-color: #79bdcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bdcc {
  border: 2px solid #79bdcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bdcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 189 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bdcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bdcc, #7994cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bdcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 189 204 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.43 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.89 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.72 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.13 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.17 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.19 #864233 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#79bdcc  rgb(121, 189, 204)  hsl(191, 45%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#cc8879  rgb(204, 136, 121)  hsl(11, 45%, 64%)  Old Rose
#cc79bd  rgb(204, 121, 189)  hsl(311, 45%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bdcc79  rgb(189, 204, 121)  hsl(71, 45%, 64%)  June Bud