#79A8DC Color

#79A8DC is rgb(121, 168, 220) in RGB and hsl(212, 59%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A8DC

HEX#79A8DC

RGBrgb(121, 168, 220)

HSLhsl(212, 59%, 67%)

HSVhsv(212, 45%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.092 251.6)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 24%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A8DC Complementary#DCAE79 Analogous#79D9DC Analogous#7D79DC Triadic#DC79A8 Triadic#A8DC79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#89B2E1 #9EBFE6 #AECAEA #C2D7EF #D2E2F3 #E7EFF9

Shades

#5590D3 #3378C7 #2A62A2 #204C7E #173659 #0E2035

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