Information about #79A3BA color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #79A3BA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Greyblue (#77A1B5). Slightly further away sit Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1) and Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(121, 163, 186)), which gives #79A3BA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79A3BA: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#79A3BA color variations
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#79A3BA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#79A3BA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#79A3BA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#79A3BA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#79A3BA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #79A3BA color
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Nearest named colors to #79A3BA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#77A1B5
#72A0C1
#73A9C2
#6DA5B4
#85A3B2
#78AFB2
#78B1BF
#809AC6
#6EAEC0
#6D9BC3
#779ECB
#81A6AA
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#79A3BA
- RGB121, 163, 186
- CMYK25, 9, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(121, 163, 186)
- HSL201°, 32%, 60%
- HSL Precise201.231°, 32.02%, 60.196%
- HSV201°, 35%, 73%
- HSB201°, 35%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
- GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.639, 0.729)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.639, 0.729, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.639, 0.729)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID79A3BA
- DECIMAL ID7971770
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
