Information about #79A2CD color

#79A2CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#79A2CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 162, 205) — 47.5% red, 63.5% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 17 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#79A2CD is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Delta Blue (#7C9ACD) and Iceberg (#71A6D2).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 162, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79A2CD: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #79A2CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#79A2CD color variations

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

#79A2CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79A2CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79A2CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79A2CD 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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#79A2CD 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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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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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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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 #79A2CD

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

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

#79A2CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79A2CD
  • RGB121, 162, 205
  • CMYK33, 17, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(121, 162, 205)
  • HSL211°, 46%, 64%
  • HSL Precise210.714°, 45.652%, 63.922%
  • HSV211°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB211°, 41%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.635, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.635, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.635, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79A2CD
  • DECIMAL ID7971533
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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