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#79a5df

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
121, 165, 223
HSL
214°, 61%, 68%
CMYK
46, 26, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3630

Every format

HEX#79a5df
RGBrgb(121, 165, 223)
HSLhsl(214, 61%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 26%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(66.8 0.5 -33.9)
LCHlch(66.8 33.9 270.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.713 0.098 255.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79a5df;
background-color: #79a5df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79a5df] bg-[#79a5df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79a5df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.647, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79a5df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79a5df on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79a5df on black: 8.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green64.7%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan45.7%
Magenta26.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#79a5df text on a black background

contrast 8.26:1

Card sample

#79a5df text on a white background

contrast 2.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #79a5df;
Background color
Panel with #79a5df background
background-color: #79a5df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79a5df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 165, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 165, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79a5df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a5df, #9179DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79a5df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79a5df in the Color Lab