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#79C8FC

#79c8fc ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79c8fc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 78.43% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.98% cyan, 20.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 203.82°, with 95.62% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.524

Complementary

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #fcad79

Split complementary

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #fc7987
  3. #fcef79

Analogous

  1. #79fcef
  2. #79c8fc
  3. #7987fc

Triadic

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #fc79c8
  3. #c8fc79

Tetradic

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #ad79fc
  3. #fcad79
  4. #c8fc79

Square

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #ef79fc
  3. #fcad79
  4. #87fc79

Monochromatic

  1. #0584d7
  2. #2ea9fa
  3. #79c8fc
  4. #c4e7fe
  5. #ebf7ff

Shades

#79c8fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #6db4e3
  3. #61a0ca
  4. #558cb0
  5. #497897
  6. #3d647e
  7. #305065
  8. #243c4c
  9. #182832
  10. #0c1419
  11. #000000

Tints

#79c8fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #86cefc
  3. #94d3fd
  4. #a1d9fd
  5. #afdefd
  6. #bce4fe
  7. #c9e9fe
  8. #d7effe
  9. #e4f4fe
  10. #f2faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79c8fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79c8fc
  2. #7ac1f0
  3. #7abae3
  4. #7bb2d7
  5. #7cabca
  6. #7da4be
  7. #7d9db2
  8. #7e96a5
  9. #7f8e99
  10. #7f878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c3da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c7fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fbafb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #29d5d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dc8fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91bffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54d0e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79c8fc {
  color: #79c8fc;
}
Background
.bg-79c8fc {
  background-color: #79c8fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79c8fc {
  border: 2px solid #79c8fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79c8fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 200 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 96% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79c8fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79c8fc, #7987fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79c8fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 200 252 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 1.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 2.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.99 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.56 #863703 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#79c8fc  rgb(121, 200, 252)  hsl(204, 96%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#fcad79  rgb(252, 173, 121)  hsl(24, 96%, 73%)  Sandy Brown
#fc79c8  rgb(252, 121, 200)  hsl(324, 96%, 73%)  Persian Pink
#c8fc79  rgb(200, 252, 121)  hsl(84, 96%, 73%)  Inchworm