#79b2eb
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
121, 178, 235
HSL
210°, 74%, 70%
CMYK
49, 24, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4190
Every format
| HEX | #79b2eb |
| RGB | rgb(121, 178, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 24%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(70.8 -3.3 -34.2) |
| LCH | lch(70.8 34.4 264.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.747 0.102 249.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #79b2eb;
background-color: #79b2eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79b2eb] bg-[#79b2eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79b2eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.698, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79b2eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#79b2eb on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#79b2eb on black: 9.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red47.5%
Green69.8%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan48.5%
Magenta24.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#79b2eb text on a black background
contrast 9.38:1
Card sample
#79b2eb text on a white background
contrast 2.24:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #79b2eb;
Background color
Panel with #79b2eb background
background-color: #79b2eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79b2eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 178, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 178, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79b2eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79b2eb, #8C79EB);