#79B5CD Color

#79B5CD is rgb(121, 181, 205) in RGB and hsl(197, 46%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79B5CD

HEX#79B5CD

RGBrgb(121, 181, 205)

HSLhsl(197, 46%, 64%)

HSVhsv(197, 41%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.071 225.1)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79B5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79B5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79B5CD Complementary#CD9179 Analogous#79CDBB Analogous#798BCD Triadic#CD79B5 Triadic#B5CD79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79B5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CC0D4 #9ECADB #B1D4E2 #C0DCE8 #D2E6EE #E5F1F5

Shades

#57A3C1 #4190AF #34748D #295C70 #1D404E #122830

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