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#79DDFE

#79ddfe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79ddfe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 86.67% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.36% cyan, 12.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.89°, with 98.52% saturation and 73.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.6293

Complementary

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #fe9a79

Split complementary

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #fe799a
  3. #fedd79

Analogous

  1. #79fedd
  2. #79ddfe
  3. #799afe

Triadic

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #fe79dd
  3. #ddfe79

Tetradic

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #9a79fe
  3. #fe9a79
  4. #ddfe79

Square

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #dd79fe
  3. #fe9a79
  4. #9afe79

Monochromatic

  1. #02a6dc
  2. #2dcafd
  3. #79ddfe
  4. #c5f0ff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#79ddfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #6dc7e5
  3. #61b1cb
  4. #559bb2
  5. #498598
  6. #3d6f7f
  7. #305866
  8. #24424c
  9. #182c33
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ddfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #86e0fe
  3. #94e4fe
  4. #a1e7fe
  5. #afebfe
  6. #bceeff
  7. #c9f1ff
  8. #d7f5ff
  9. #e4f8ff
  10. #f2fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ddfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ddfe
  2. #7ad4f1
  3. #7acae5
  4. #7bc1d8
  5. #7cb8cc
  6. #7dafbf
  7. #7da5b2
  8. #7e9ca6
  9. #7f9399
  10. #7f898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4d5e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c9fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #15e8e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afdaff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1d2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50e3f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ddfe {
  color: #79ddfe;
}
Background
.bg-79ddfe {
  background-color: #79ddfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ddfe {
  border: 2px solid #79ddfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ddfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 221 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 99% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ddfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ddfe, #799afe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ddfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 221 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.33 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.61 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.14 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.66 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.17 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.61 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.15 #862201 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#79ddfe  rgb(121, 221, 254)  hsl(195, 99%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#fe9a79  rgb(254, 154, 121)  hsl(15, 99%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#fe79dd  rgb(254, 121, 221)  hsl(315, 99%, 74%)  Rose Pink
#ddfe79  rgb(221, 254, 121)  hsl(75, 99%, 74%)  Inchworm