Information about #79CDF8 color

#79CDF8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #79CDF8 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(121, 205, 248) (47.5% red, 80.4% green, 97.3% blue), or CMYK 50 / 17 / 0 / 3 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#79CDF8 presents itself as a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lightblue (#7BC8F6). Slightly further away sit Sky (#82CAFC) and Day Sky Blue (#82CAFF).

The recipe behind #79CDF8 is rgb(121, 205, 248), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79CDF8: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79CDF8 color variations

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

#79CDF8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79CDF8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79CDF8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79CDF8 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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#79CDF8 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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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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#77F8E2
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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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#F877CD
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#CDF877
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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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#A277F8
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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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Nearest named colors to #79CDF8

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

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Light Sky Blue color link
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Medium Sky Blue color link
Medium Sky Blue

#80DAEB

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

#79CDF8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79CDF8
  • RGB121, 205, 248
  • CMYK50, 17, 0, 3
  • CSSrgb(121, 205, 248)
  • HSL200°, 90%, 72%
  • HSL Precise200.315°, 90.071%, 72.353%
  • HSV200°, 51%, 97%
  • HSB200°, 51%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.804, 0.973)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.804, 0.973, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.804, 0.973)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB97.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79CDF8
  • DECIMAL ID7982584
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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