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#79F0EF

#79f0ef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79f0ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 94.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.42% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 179.5°, with 79.87% saturation and 70.78% 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 15.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.7262

Complementary

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #f0797a

Split complementary

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #f079b5
  3. #f0b379

Analogous

  1. #79f0b3
  2. #79f0ef
  3. #79b5f0

Triadic

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #ef79f0
  3. #f0ef79

Tetradic

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #797af0
  3. #f0797a
  4. #f0ef79

Square

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #b379f0
  3. #f0797a
  4. #b5f079

Monochromatic

  1. #15bbba
  2. #34e8e7
  3. #79f0ef
  4. #bef8f7
  5. #edfdfd

Shades

#79f0ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #6dd8d7
  3. #61c0bf
  4. #55a8a7
  5. #49908f
  6. #3d7878
  7. #306060
  8. #244848
  9. #183030
  10. #0c1818
  11. #000000

Tints

#79f0ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #86f2f1
  3. #94f3f2
  4. #a1f5f4
  5. #aff6f5
  6. #bcf8f7
  7. #c9f9f9
  8. #d7fbfa
  9. #e4fcfc
  10. #f2fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79f0ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79f0ef
  2. #7ae5e4
  3. #7adad9
  4. #7bcece
  5. #7cc3c3
  6. #7db8b8
  7. #7dadac
  8. #7ea2a1
  9. #7f9696
  10. #7f8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bee5e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd7f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25f6ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2eaef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3e2f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54f4ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79f0ef {
  color: #79f0ef;
}
Background
.bg-79f0ef {
  background-color: #79f0ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79f0ef {
  border: 2px solid #79f0ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79f0ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 240 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 80% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79f0ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79f0ef, #79b5f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79f0ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 240 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.10 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.45 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.45 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.23 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.34 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.77 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.46 #860f10 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#79f0ef  rgb(121, 240, 239)  hsl(180, 80%, 71%)  Electric Blue
#f0797a  rgb(240, 121, 122)  hsl(360, 80%, 71%)  Light Coral
#ef79f0  rgb(239, 121, 240)  hsl(300, 80%, 71%)  Violet
#f0ef79  rgb(240, 239, 121)  hsl(60, 80%, 71%)  Pastel Yellow