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#79DEFE

#79defe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79defe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 87.06% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.36% cyan, 12.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.44°, 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.6346

Complementary

  1. #79defe
  2. #fe9979

Split complementary

  1. #79defe
  2. #fe799b
  3. #fedc79

Analogous

  1. #79fedc
  2. #79defe
  3. #799bfe

Triadic

  1. #79defe
  2. #fe79de
  3. #defe79

Tetradic

  1. #79defe
  2. #9979fe
  3. #fe9979
  4. #defe79

Square

  1. #79defe
  2. #dc79fe
  3. #fe9979
  4. #9bfe79

Monochromatic

  1. #02a8dc
  2. #2dcbfd
  3. #79defe
  4. #c5f1ff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#79defe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79defe
  2. #6dc8e5
  3. #61b2cb
  4. #559bb2
  5. #498598
  6. #3d6f7f
  7. #305966
  8. #24434c
  9. #182c33
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#79defe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79defe
  2. #86e1fe
  3. #94e5fe
  4. #a1e8fe
  5. #afebfe
  6. #bcefff
  7. #c9f2ff
  8. #d7f5ff
  9. #e4f8ff
  10. #f2fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79defe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79defe
  2. #7ad5f1
  3. #7acbe5
  4. #7bc2d8
  5. #7cb8cc
  6. #7dafbf
  7. #7da6b2
  8. #7e9ca6
  9. #7f9399
  10. #7f898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4d6e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbd9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14e9e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0dbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2d2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50e4f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79defe {
  color: #79defe;
}
Background
.bg-79defe {
  background-color: #79defe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79defe {
  border: 2px solid #79defe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79defe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 222 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 99% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79defe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79defe, #799bfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79defe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 222 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.95 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.04 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.17 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.42 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.26 #862101 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#79defe  rgb(121, 222, 254)  hsl(194, 99%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#fe9979  rgb(254, 153, 121)  hsl(14, 99%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#fe79de  rgb(254, 121, 222)  hsl(314, 99%, 74%)  Rose Pink
#defe79  rgb(222, 254, 121)  hsl(74, 99%, 74%)  Inchworm