#79A0CD Color

#79A0CD is rgb(121, 160, 205) in RGB and hsl(212, 46%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A0CD

HEX#79A0CD

RGBrgb(121, 160, 205)

HSLhsl(212, 46%, 64%)

HSVhsv(212, 41%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.079 252.5)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 22%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A0CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A0CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A0CD Complementary#CDA679 Analogous#79CBCD Analogous#7C79CD Triadic#CD79A0 Triadic#A0CD79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A0CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CAED4 #9EBBDB #B1C8E2 #C0D2E8 #D2DFEE #E5EDF5

Shades

#5789C1 #4174AF #345E8D #294A70 #1D344E #122030

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