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#79CBE5

#79cbe5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79cbe5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 79.61% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.16% cyan, 11.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 194.44°, with 67.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.5243

Complementary

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #e59379

Split complementary

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #e57995
  3. #e5c979

Analogous

  1. #79e5c9
  2. #79cbe5
  3. #7995e5

Triadic

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #e579cb
  3. #cbe579

Tetradic

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #9379e5
  3. #e59379
  4. #cbe579

Square

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #c979e5
  3. #e59379
  4. #95e579

Monochromatic

  1. #2085a5
  2. #39b2d9
  3. #79cbe5
  4. #b9e4f1
  5. #eef8fc

Shades

#79cbe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #6db7ce
  3. #61a2b7
  4. #558ea0
  5. #497a89
  6. #3d6673
  7. #30515c
  8. #243d45
  9. #18292e
  10. #0c1417
  11. #000000

Tints

#79cbe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #86d0e8
  3. #94d5ea
  4. #a1dbed
  5. #afe0ef
  6. #bce5f2
  7. #c9eaf5
  8. #d7eff7
  9. #e4f5fa
  10. #f2fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79cbe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79cbe5
  2. #7ac4db
  3. #7abcd1
  4. #7bb5c7
  5. #7cadbd
  6. #7da6b3
  7. #7d9ea8
  8. #7e979e
  9. #7f8f94
  10. #7f888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c4d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc7e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abbae5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c8e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99c1e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5dd0da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79cbe5 {
  color: #79cbe5;
}
Background
.bg-79cbe5 {
  background-color: #79cbe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79cbe5 {
  border: 2px solid #79cbe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79cbe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 203 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 68% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79cbe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79cbe5, #7995e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79cbe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 203 229 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.47 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.75 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.59 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.25 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.41 #86341a Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#79cbe5  rgb(121, 203, 229)  hsl(194, 68%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#e59379  rgb(229, 147, 121)  hsl(14, 68%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#e579cb  rgb(229, 121, 203)  hsl(314, 68%, 69%)  Orchid
#cbe579  rgb(203, 229, 121)  hsl(74, 68%, 69%)  June Bud