All About Color #79B2EC

#79B2EC

About #79B2EC

#79B2EC is a light blue color with the hex code #79B2EC. In RGB it is red 121, green 178, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 75%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 49%, 25%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.39:1 on black.

#79B2EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, B2, EC
CMYK48.73%, 24.58%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal121, 178, 236
HSL210°, 75%, 70%
RGB Octal171, 262, 354
HSV (HSB)210.26°, 48.73%, 92.55%
RGB Binary1111001, 10110010, 11101100
CIE-L*AB70.84, -2.96, -34.71
RGB Percent47.45%, 69.80%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH70.84, 34.84, 265.13
XYZ38.95, 41.96, 85.40
CIE-L*UV70.84, -27.02, -55.13
xyY0.23, 0.25, 41.96
Hunter-Lab64.78, -6.04, -32.82
RYB47.45%, 62.40%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#79B2EC on a dark background: contrast 9.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#79B2EC on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #79B2EC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#79B2EC · #C9E0F7 · #2985E0 · #ECB379 · #F7E0C9

Analogous palette

#79ECB3 · #79ECEC · #79B2EC · #7979EC · #B279EC

Triadic palette

#79B2EC · #EC79B3 · #B3EC79 · #C9E0F7 · #F7C9E0

Tetradic palette

#79B2EC · #EC79EC · #ECB379 · #79EC79 · #2985E0

Monochromatic palette

#1966B3 · #368CE2 · #79B2EC · #BCD9F5 · #E9F2FC

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