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#79DCFD

#79dcfd ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79dcfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 86.27% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.17% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 97.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.6234

Complementary

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #fd9a79

Split complementary

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #fd799a
  3. #fddc79

Analogous

  1. #79fddc
  2. #79dcfd
  3. #799afd

Triadic

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #fd79dc
  3. #dcfd79

Tetradic

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #9a79fd
  3. #fd9a79
  4. #dcfd79

Square

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #dc79fd
  3. #fd9a79
  4. #9afd79

Monochromatic

  1. #03a4da
  2. #2ec8fc
  3. #79dcfd
  4. #c4f0fe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#79dcfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #6dc6e4
  3. #61b0ca
  4. #559ab1
  5. #498498
  6. #3d6e7f
  7. #305865
  8. #24424c
  9. #182c33
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#79dcfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #86e0fd
  3. #94e3fd
  4. #a1e7fe
  5. #afeafe
  6. #bceefe
  7. #c9f1fe
  8. #d7f5fe
  9. #e4f8ff
  10. #f2fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79dcfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79dcfd
  2. #7ad3f1
  3. #7acae4
  4. #7bc0d8
  5. #7cb7cb
  6. #7daebf
  7. #7da5b2
  8. #7e9ca6
  9. #7f9299
  10. #7f898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3d4e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19e7e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed9fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0d1fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51e2f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79dcfd {
  color: #79dcfd;
}
Background
.bg-79dcfd {
  background-color: #79dcfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79dcfd {
  border: 2px solid #79dcfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79dcfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 220 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79dcfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79dcfd, #799afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79dcfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 220 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.40 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.12 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.49 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.11 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.98 #862302 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#79dcfd  rgb(121, 220, 253)  hsl(195, 97%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#fd9a79  rgb(253, 154, 121)  hsl(15, 97%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#fd79dc  rgb(253, 121, 220)  hsl(315, 97%, 73%)  Rose Pink
#dcfd79  rgb(220, 253, 121)  hsl(75, 97%, 73%)  Inchworm