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#79a5ff

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: dodgerblue

RGB
121, 165, 255
HSL
220°, 100%, 74%
CMYK
53, 35, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3820

Every format

HEX#79a5ff
RGBrgb(121, 165, 255)
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(68.2 10.0 -49.2)
LCHlch(68.2 50.2 281.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.729 0.140 263.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79a5ff;
background-color: #79a5ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79a5ff] bg-[#79a5ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79a5ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.647, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79a5ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79a5ff on white: 2.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79a5ff on black: 8.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green64.7%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.5%
Magenta35.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#79a5ff text on a black background

contrast 8.64:1

Card sample

#79a5ff text on a white background

contrast 2.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #79a5ff;
Background color
Panel with #79a5ff background
background-color: #79a5ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79a5ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 165, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 165, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79a5ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a5ff, #A679FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79a5ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79a5ff in the Color Lab