#79ade0
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
121, 173, 224
HSL
210°, 62%, 68%
CMYK
46, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3933
Every format
| HEX | #79ade0 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 173, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(69.0 -3.6 -31.0) |
| LCH | lch(69.0 31.2 263.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.731 0.093 248.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #79ade0;
background-color: #79ade0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79ade0] bg-[#79ade0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79ade0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.678, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79ade0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#79ade0 on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#79ade0 on black: 8.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red47.5%
Green67.8%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan46.0%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#79ade0 text on a black background
contrast 8.87:1
Card sample
#79ade0 text on a white background
contrast 2.37:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #79ade0;
Background color
Panel with #79ade0 background
background-color: #79ade0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79ade0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 173, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 173, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79ade0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ade0, #8979E0);