#79afee
a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
121, 175, 238
HSL
212°, 78%, 70%
CMYK
49, 27, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4090
Every format
| HEX | #79afee |
| RGB | rgb(121, 175, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 27%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(70.1 -0.7 -36.9) |
| LCH | lch(70.1 37.0 268.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.741 0.108 253.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #79afee;
background-color: #79afee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79afee] bg-[#79afee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79afee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79afee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#79afee on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#79afee on black: 9.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red47.5%
Green68.6%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan49.2%
Magenta26.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#79afee text on a black background
contrast 9.18:1
Card sample
#79afee text on a white background
contrast 2.29:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #79afee;
Background color
Panel with #79afee background
background-color: #79afee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79afee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 175, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 175, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79afee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79afee, #9179EE);