Colour

#79FAFF

#79FAFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#79FAFF is a cyan with RGB values 121, 250, 255 and HSL 182°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#79FAFF#79FAFF

HEX#79FAFF

RGBrgb(121, 250, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9804, 1

RGB percentages47.5%, 98%, 100%

HSLhsl(182.2, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.2, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK52.5%, 2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,994,111

CSS custom property--colour: #79FAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.93:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#860500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBF0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5E0FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 13.8 Cyan · ΔE 13.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Turquoise · ΔE 17 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF7E79

Analogous#79FFC1, #79B7FF

Triadic#FF79FA, #FAFF79

Split complementary#FF79B7, #FFC179

Tetradic#C179FF, #FF7E79, #B7FF79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFFEFF

Lighter +10%#ACFCFF

Darker −10%#46F8FF

Darker −20%#13F6FF

Darker −30%#00D7DF

Darker −40%#00A6AC

More saturated +25%#79FAFF

Less saturated −25%#8AEAEE

Channel breakdown

R121

G250

B255

Red121 (47.5%)

Green250 (98%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue182.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G FA · B FF

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