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#79afd2

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

RGB
121, 175, 210
HSL
204°, 50%, 65%
CMYK
42, 17, 0, 18
Luminance
0.3938

Every format

HEX#79afd2
RGBrgb(121, 175, 210)
HSLhsl(204, 50%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 17%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(69.0 -8.6 -23.3)
LCHlch(69.0 24.8 249.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.729 0.076 237.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79afd2;
background-color: #79afd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79afd2] bg-[#79afd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79afd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.686, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79afd2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79afd2 on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79afd2 on black: 8.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green68.6%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan42.4%
Magenta16.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#79afd2 text on a black background

contrast 8.88:1

Card sample

#79afd2 text on a white background

contrast 2.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #79afd2;
Background color
Panel with #79afd2 background
background-color: #79afd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79afd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 175, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 175, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79afd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79afd2, #7E79D2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79afd2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79afd2 in the Color Lab