All About Color #079CC5

#079CC5

About #079CC5

#079CC5 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #079CC5. In RGB it is red 7, green 156, blue 197; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 93%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 96%, 21%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 3.20:1 on white and 6.57:1 on black.

#079CC5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet07, 9C, C5
CMYK96.45%, 20.81%, 0.00%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal7, 156, 197
HSL193°, 93%, 40%
RGB Octal7, 234, 305
HSV (HSB)192.95°, 96.45%, 77.25%
RGB Binary111, 10011100, 11000101
CIE-L*AB59.76, -19.29, -30.61
RGB Percent2.75%, 61.18%, 77.25%
CIE-L*CH59.76, 36.18, 237.78
XYZ22.05, 27.85, 57.04
CIE-L*UV59.76, -41.51, -45.07
xyY0.21, 0.26, 27.85
Hunter-Lab52.78, -17.77, -27.13
RYB2.75%, 35.49%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#079CC5 on a dark background: contrast 6.57:1, passes WCAG AA.
#079CC5 on a light background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #079CC5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#079CC5 · #30CCF8 · #04566C · #C53007 · #F85B30

Analogous palette

#07C530 · #07C58F · #079CC5 · #073DC5 · #3007C5

Triadic palette

#079CC5 · #C5079C · #9CC507 · #30CCF8 · #F830CC

Tetradic palette

#079CC5 · #8F07C5 · #C53007 · #3DC507 · #04566C

Monochromatic palette

#022731 · #04617B · #079CC5 · #22C9F7 · #6BDBFA

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