Colour

#79D0EA

#79D0EA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#79D0EA is a cyan with RGB values 121, 208, 234 and HSL 194°, 73%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79D0EA#79D0EA

HEX#79D0EA

RGBrgb(121, 208, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8157, 0.9176

RGB percentages47.5%, 81.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(193.8, 72.9%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 48.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK48.3%, 11.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,983,338

CSS custom property--colour: #79D0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#862F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0CBEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEBEEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3CD9D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5 Light blue · ΔE 13.6 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EA9379

Analogous#79EACB, #7998EA

Triadic#EA79D0, #D0EA79

Split complementary#EA7998, #EACB79

Tetradic#CB79EA, #EA9379, #98EA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFF

Lighter +20%#D1EFF8

Lighter +10%#A5DFF1

Darker −10%#4DC1E3

Darker −20%#22B0DB

Darker −30%#1B8DAF

Darker −40%#146983

More saturated +25%#66DAFD

Less saturated −25%#8CC6D7

Channel breakdown

R121

G208

B234

Red121 (47.5%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue193.81°

Saturation (HSL)72.9%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G D0 · B EA

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