Information about #79A7CD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#79A7CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 167, 205) — 47.5% red, 65.5% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 15 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #79A7CD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB). Slightly further away sit Iceberg (#71A6D2) and Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2).

The recipe behind #79A7CD is rgb(121, 167, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79A7CD: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79A7CD color variations

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

#79A7CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79A7CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79A7CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79A7CD 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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#79A7CD 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 #79A7CD

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

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

#79A7CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79A7CD
  • RGB121, 167, 205
  • CMYK33, 15, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(121, 167, 205)
  • HSL207°, 46%, 64%
  • HSL Precise207.143°, 45.652%, 63.922%
  • HSV207°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB207°, 41%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.655, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.655, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.655, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79A7CD
  • DECIMAL ID7972813
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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