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#79abcd

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
121, 171, 205
HSL
204°, 46%, 64%
CMYK
41, 17, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3760

Every format

HEX#79abcd
RGBrgb(121, 171, 205)
HSLhsl(204, 46%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 17%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(67.7 -7.8 -22.5)
LCHlch(67.7 23.8 250.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.719 0.073 238.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79abcd;
background-color: #79abcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79abcd] bg-[#79abcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79abcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.671, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79abcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79abcd on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79abcd on black: 8.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green67.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.0%
Magenta16.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#79abcd text on a black background

contrast 8.52:1

Card sample

#79abcd text on a white background

contrast 2.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 171, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 171, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79abcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79abcd, #7F79CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79abcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79abcd in the Color Lab