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#79E6FF

#79e6ff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79e6ff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 90.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.55% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 191.19°, with 100% saturation and 73.73% 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 14.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.6788

Complementary

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #ff9279

Split complementary

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #ff79a3
  3. #ffd579

Analogous

  1. #79ffd5
  2. #79e6ff
  3. #79a3ff

Triadic

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #ff79e6
  3. #e6ff79

Tetradic

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #9279ff
  3. #ff9279
  4. #e6ff79

Square

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #d579ff
  3. #ff9279
  4. #a3ff79

Monochromatic

  1. #00b5df
  2. #2dd8ff
  3. #79e6ff
  4. #c6f4ff
  5. #ebfbff

Shades

#79e6ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #6dcfe6
  3. #61b8cc
  4. #55a1b3
  5. #498a99
  6. #3d7380
  7. #305c66
  8. #24454d
  9. #182e33
  10. #0c171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#79e6ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #86e9ff
  3. #94ebff
  4. #a1eeff
  5. #aff0ff
  6. #bcf3ff
  7. #c9f5ff
  8. #d7f8ff
  9. #e4faff
  10. #f2fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79e6ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79e6ff
  2. #7adcf2
  3. #7ad2e6
  4. #7bc7d9
  5. #7cbdcc
  6. #7db3c0
  7. #7da9b3
  8. #7e9fa6
  9. #7f9499
  10. #7f8a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9dde8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4e0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfd0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #02f0ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7e2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8d9ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eecf5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79e6ff {
  color: #79e6ff;
}
Background
.bg-79e6ff {
  background-color: #79e6ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79e6ff {
  border: 2px solid #79e6ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79e6ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 230 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79e6ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79e6ff, #79a3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79e6ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 230 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.70 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.83 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.65 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.86 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.32 #861900 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#79e6ff  rgb(121, 230, 255)  hsl(191, 100%, 74%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ff9279  rgb(255, 146, 121)  hsl(11, 100%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#ff79e6  rgb(255, 121, 230)  hsl(311, 100%, 74%)  Violet
#e6ff79  rgb(230, 255, 121)  hsl(71, 100%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow