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#79baeb

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

RGB
121, 186, 235
HSL
206°, 74%, 70%
CMYK
49, 21, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4518

Every format

HEX#79baeb
RGBrgb(121, 186, 235)
HSLhsl(206, 74%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 21%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(73.0 -7.6 -30.8)
LCHlch(73.0 31.7 256.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.764 0.097 242.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79baeb;
background-color: #79baeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79baeb] bg-[#79baeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79baeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.729, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79baeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79baeb on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79baeb on black: 10.04:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green72.9%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.5%
Magenta20.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#79baeb text on a black background

contrast 10.04:1

Card sample

#79baeb text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 186, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 186, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79baeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79baeb, #8479EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79baeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79baeb in the Color Lab