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#79afeb

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

RGB
121, 175, 235
HSL
212°, 74%, 70%
CMYK
49, 26, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4072

Every format

HEX#79afeb
RGBrgb(121, 175, 235)
HSLhsl(212, 74%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 26%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(70.0 -1.6 -35.5)
LCHlch(70.0 35.5 267.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.740 0.104 251.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79afeb;
background-color: #79afeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79afeb] bg-[#79afeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79afeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.686, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79afeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79afeb on white: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79afeb on black: 9.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green68.6%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.5%
Magenta25.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#79afeb text on a black background

contrast 9.14:1

Card sample

#79afeb text on a white background

contrast 2.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 175, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 175, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79afeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79afeb, #8F79EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79afeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79afeb in the Color Lab