Information about #79A5CD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #79A5CD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(121, 165, 205) (47.5% red, 64.7% green, 80.4% blue), or CMYK 33 / 16 / 0 / 20 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#79A5CD is a pleasantly vivid azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB). Slightly further away sit Iceberg (#71A6D2) and Delta Blue (#7C9ACD).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 165, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #79A5CD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#79A5CD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#79A5CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79A5CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79A5CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79A5CD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78C6CD

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#79A5CD 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#CDCC79
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#CD797A
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#CD79A5
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#A5CD79
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A279CD
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#CC79CD
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#CDA279
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#7ACD79
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Nearest named colors to #79A5CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

#79A5CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79A5CD
  • RGB121, 165, 205
  • CMYK33, 16, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(121, 165, 205)
  • HSL209°, 46%, 64%
  • HSL Precise208.571°, 45.652%, 63.922%
  • HSV209°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB209°, 41%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.647, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.647, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.647, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79A5CD
  • DECIMAL ID7972301
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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