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#79baff

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

RGB
121, 186, 255
HSL
211°, 100%, 74%
CMYK
53, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4640

Every format

HEX#79baff
RGBrgb(121, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(211, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(73.8 -1.8 -40.4)
LCHlch(73.8 40.4 267.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.773 0.120 251.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79baff;
background-color: #79baff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79baff] bg-[#79baff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79baff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79baff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79baff on white: 2.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79baff on black: 10.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.5%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#79baff text on a black background

contrast 10.28:1

Card sample

#79baff text on a white background

contrast 2.04:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79baff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79baff, #9179FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79baff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79baff in the Color Lab