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#79BCFF Cooler Than Ever

#79BCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Cooler Than Ever. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 73.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(121, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 53% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #79BCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.45:1.

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Variations of #79BCFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#79BCFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#79BCFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #79BCFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8FB1FE
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0BEFF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96BDFF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8FB1FE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8AB5FE
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2ACCD3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #65C3EC
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAB8CC

#79BCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#79BCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.45:1 Very good#79BCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79BCFF in CSS

/* Cooler Than Ever */
.color { color: #79BCFF; }
.background { background-color: #79BCFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #79BCFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 188 255);
color: hsl(210 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.118 249.6);

#79BCFF FAQ

What color is #79BCFF?

#79BCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #79BCFF?

#79BCFF is rgb(121, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(210, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(53%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79BCFF?

The complementary color of #79BCFF is #FFBC79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79BCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #79BCFF: 10.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79BCFF a warm or cool color?

#79BCFF is a cool color.