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#79ace2

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

RGB
121, 172, 226
HSL
211°, 64%, 68%
CMYK
47, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3906

Every format

HEX#79ace2
RGBrgb(121, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(211, 64%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(68.8 -2.5 -32.4)
LCHlch(68.8 32.5 265.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.730 0.096 250.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79ace2;
background-color: #79ace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79ace2] bg-[#79ace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79ace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79ace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79ace2 on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79ace2 on black: 8.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan46.5%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#79ace2 text on a black background

contrast 8.81:1

Card sample

#79ace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #79ace2;
Background color
Panel with #79ace2 background
background-color: #79ace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79ace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79ace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ace2, #8C79E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79ace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79ace2 in the Color Lab