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#79DBED

#79dbed ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79dbed is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 85.88% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.95% cyan, 7.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 189.31°, with 76.32% saturation and 70.2% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.6084

Complementary

  1. #79dbed
  2. #ed8b79

Split complementary

  1. #79dbed
  2. #ed79a1
  3. #edc579

Analogous

  1. #79edc5
  2. #79dbed
  3. #79a1ed

Triadic

  1. #79dbed
  2. #ed79db
  3. #dbed79

Tetradic

  1. #79dbed
  2. #8b79ed
  3. #ed8b79
  4. #dbed79

Square

  1. #79dbed
  2. #c579ed
  3. #ed8b79
  4. #a1ed79

Monochromatic

  1. #189cb5
  2. #36c9e4
  3. #79dbed
  4. #bcedf6
  5. #edfafd

Shades

#79dbed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79dbed
  2. #6dc5d5
  3. #61afbe
  4. #5599a6
  5. #49838e
  6. #3d6e77
  7. #30585f
  8. #244247
  9. #182c2f
  10. #0c1618
  11. #000000

Tints

#79dbed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79dbed
  2. #86dfef
  3. #94e2f1
  4. #a1e6f2
  5. #afe9f4
  6. #bcedf6
  7. #c9f1f8
  8. #d7f4fa
  9. #e4f8fb
  10. #f2fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79dbed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79dbed
  2. #7ad2e2
  3. #7ac9d7
  4. #7bc0cc
  5. #7cb7c1
  6. #7daeb7
  7. #7da4ac
  8. #7e9ba1
  9. #7f9296
  10. #7f898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d3da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c7ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34e3e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1d7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3cfed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58e0e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79dbed {
  color: #79dbed;
}
Background
.bg-79dbed {
  background-color: #79dbed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79dbed {
  border: 2px solid #79dbed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79dbed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 219 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 76% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79dbed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79dbed, #79a1ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79dbed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 219 237 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.80 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.52 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.60 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.65 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.12 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.24 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.58 #862412 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#79dbed  rgb(121, 219, 237)  hsl(189, 76%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ed8b79  rgb(237, 139, 121)  hsl(9, 76%, 70%)  Salmon
#ed79db  rgb(237, 121, 219)  hsl(309, 76%, 70%)  Violet
#dbed79  rgb(219, 237, 121)  hsl(69, 76%, 70%)  June Bud