What color is #79B1F5?

#79B1F5 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly Away. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79B1F5?

The RGB value is 121, 177, 245: 121 red, 177 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79B1F5?

The complementary color is #F5BD79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79B1F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79B1F5 color

#79B1F5 rgb(121, 177, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79B1F5 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 69.4% green and 96.1% blue (121, 177, 245).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 86% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fly Away (#85B3F3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#79B1F5 color codes

HEX	`#79B1F5`
RGB	`rgb(121, 177, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 69.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 86%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 51%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 28%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, 0.22, -39.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 39.44, 270.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.083, 42.099, 92.382)`
Decimal	`7975413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79B1F5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79B1F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79B1F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79B1F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79b1f5; }
.text { color: #79b1f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79b1f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 177 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79b1f5, #7f79f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #79B1F5?: #79B1F5 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly Away. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79B1F5?: The RGB value is 121, 177, 245: 121 red, 177 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79B1F5?: The complementary color is #F5BD79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79B1F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.