All About Color #79B5CD

#79B5CD

About #79B5CD

#79B5CD is a light blue color with the hex code #79B5CD. In RGB it is red 121, green 181, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 46%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 41%, 12%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.26:1 on white and 9.30:1 on black.

#79B5CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, B5, CD
CMYK40.98%, 11.71%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal121, 181, 205
HSL197°, 46%, 64%
RGB Octal171, 265, 315
HSV (HSB)197.14°, 40.98%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1111001, 10110101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.54, -13.17, -18.25
RGB Percent47.45%, 70.98%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.54, 22.50, 234.17
XYZ35.43, 41.52, 63.90
CIE-L*UV70.54, -28.52, -26.29
xyY0.25, 0.29, 41.52
Hunter-Lab64.44, -14.62, -13.70
RYB47.45%, 61.18%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#79B5CD on a dark background: contrast 9.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#79B5CD on a light background: contrast 2.26:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #79B5CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#79B5CD · #BCDAE6 · #3F8DAB · #CD9179 · #E6C8BC

Analogous palette

#79CD91 · #79CDBB · #79B5CD · #798BCD · #9179CD

Triadic palette

#79B5CD · #CD79B5 · #B5CD79 · #BCDAE6 · #E6BCDA

Tetradic palette

#79B5CD · #BB79CD · #CD9179 · #8BCD79 · #3F8DAB

Monochromatic palette

#2F687F · #4396B6 · #79B5CD · #B1D4E2 · #E9F3F7

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