#79B8DA

Closest named color: Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4). oklch(75.3% 0.081 232.9), rgb(121, 184, 218).

Black text reads best on this color (9.68:1).

About this color

#79B8DA is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 233°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4), ΔE 0.044 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.68:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.081)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4)
Black text	9.68:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#79B8DA
RGB	rgb(121, 184, 218)
HSL	hsl(201, 57%, 66%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.081 232.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #79B8DA	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #79B8DA	9.68:1	AAA	Lc 61.4	Content text, not long reading
#79B8DA text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#79B8DA text on black	9.68:1	AAA	Lc -59.7	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF2

oklch(93.7% 0.014 231.2)
Step 200
200

#C8DDE9

oklch(88.6% 0.028 232.7)
Step 300
300

#A1C7DC

oklch(80.9% 0.05 232.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#79B8DA

oklch(75.3% 0.081 232.9)
Step 500
500

#3D94BE

oklch(63.2% 0.104 232.8)
Step 600
600

#097DAA

oklch(55.5% 0.113 233.1)
Step 700
700

#006990

oklch(49% 0.101 232.9)
Step 800
800

#045676

oklch(42.6% 0.086 232.8)
Step 900
900

#13475F

oklch(37.6% 0.067 232.9)
Step 950
950

#0D2A38

oklch(27% 0.043 232.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#79B8DA with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A8B6DC	0.055
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9AABDA	0.049
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4FC1C3	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.081