Information about #79C0E6 color

#79C0E6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#79C0E6 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 192, 230) — 47.5% red, 75.3% green, 90.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 43 / 15 / 0 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #79C0E6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aero (#7CB9E8). Slightly further away sit Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE) and Spray (#7ECDDD).

The recipe behind #79C0E6 is rgb(121, 192, 230), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #79C0E6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#79C0E6 color variations

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

#79C0E6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79C0E6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#155476

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Black

#000000

#79C0E6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79C0E6 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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#79C0E6 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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#E6D679
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#E6798A
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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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#E679C0
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#C0E679
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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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#A079E6
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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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#D679E6
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#E6A079
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#8AE679
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Nearest named colors to #79C0E6

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

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

#79C0E6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79C0E6
  • RGB121, 192, 230
  • CMYK43, 15, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(121, 192, 230)
  • HSL201°, 69%, 69%
  • HSL Precise200.917°, 68.553%, 68.824%
  • HSV201°, 47%, 90%
  • HSB201°, 47%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.753, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.753, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.753, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79C0E6
  • DECIMAL ID7979238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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