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#79BDFD

#79bdfd ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79bdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.17% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 209.09°, with 97.06% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.4755

Complementary

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #fdb979

Split complementary

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #fd797b
  3. #fdfb79

Analogous

  1. #79fdfb
  2. #79bdfd
  3. #797bfd

Triadic

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #fd79bd
  3. #bdfd79

Tetradic

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #b979fd
  3. #fdb979
  4. #bdfd79

Square

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #fb79fd
  3. #fdb979
  4. #7bfd79

Monochromatic

  1. #0372da
  2. #2e98fc
  3. #79bdfd
  4. #c4e2fe
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#79bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #6daae4
  3. #6197ca
  4. #5584b1
  5. #497198
  6. #3d5f7f
  7. #304c65
  8. #24394c
  9. #182633
  10. #0c1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #86c4fd
  3. #94cafd
  4. #a1d1fe
  5. #afd7fe
  6. #bcdefe
  7. #c9e5fe
  8. #d7ebfe
  9. #e4f2ff
  10. #f2f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bdfd
  2. #7ab7f1
  3. #7ab1e4
  4. #7babd8
  5. #7ca5cb
  6. #7d9fbf
  7. #7d98b2
  8. #7e92a6
  9. #7f8c99
  10. #7f868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2bad7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91b1fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2cccd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94beff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88b6fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55c6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bdfd {
  color: #79bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-79bdfd {
  background-color: #79bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #79bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bdfd, #797bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 2.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.73 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.74 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.21 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.95 #864202 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#79bdfd  rgb(121, 189, 253)  hsl(209, 97%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#fdb979  rgb(253, 185, 121)  hsl(29, 97%, 73%)  Fawn
#fd79bd  rgb(253, 121, 189)  hsl(329, 97%, 73%)  Persian Pink
#bdfd79  rgb(189, 253, 121)  hsl(89, 97%, 73%)  Inchworm