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#79BFD2

#79bfd2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79bfd2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 74.9% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.38% cyan, 9.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 192.81°, with 49.72% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.4598

Complementary

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #d28c79

Split complementary

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #d27992
  3. #d2b879

Analogous

  1. #79d2b8
  2. #79bfd2
  3. #7992d2

Triadic

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #d279bf
  3. #bfd279

Tetradic

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #8c79d2
  3. #d28c79
  4. #bfd279

Square

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #b879d2
  3. #d28c79
  4. #92d279

Monochromatic

  1. #2d7285
  2. #40a3bf
  3. #79bfd2
  4. #b2dae5
  5. #ecf6f8

Shades

#79bfd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #6dacbd
  3. #6199a8
  4. #558693
  5. #49737e
  6. #3d6069
  7. #304c54
  8. #24393f
  9. #18262a
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bfd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #86c5d7
  3. #94ccdb
  4. #a1d2e0
  5. #afd9e4
  6. #bcdfe9
  7. #c9e5ed
  8. #d7ecf2
  9. #e4f2f6
  10. #f2f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bfd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bfd2
  2. #7ab9ca
  3. #7ab2c2
  4. #7bacb9
  5. #7ca6b1
  6. #7da0a9
  7. #7d99a1
  8. #7e9399
  9. #7f8d90
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bbd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b0d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ebcd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b6d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #64c3ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bfd2 {
  color: #79bfd2;
}
Background
.bg-79bfd2 {
  background-color: #79bfd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bfd2 {
  border: 2px solid #79bfd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bfd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 191 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 50% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bfd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bfd2, #7992d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bfd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 191 210 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.07 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.16 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.03 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.96 #86402d Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#79bfd2  rgb(121, 191, 210)  hsl(193, 50%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#d28c79  rgb(210, 140, 121)  hsl(13, 50%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#d279bf  rgb(210, 121, 191)  hsl(313, 50%, 65%)  Sky Magenta
#bfd279  rgb(191, 210, 121)  hsl(73, 50%, 65%)  June Bud