Information about #79AFE2 color

#79AFE2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#79AFE2 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 175, 226) — 47.5% red, 68.6% green, 88.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 20 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#79AFE2 is a energetic, saturated 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 Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aero (#7CB9E8) and Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 175, 226) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79AFE2: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #79AFE2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#79AFE2 color variations

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

#79AFE2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79AFE2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79AFE2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79AFE2 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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#79AFE2 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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#E2E079
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#E2797B
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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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#E279AF
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#AFE279
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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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#AC79E2
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#E2AC79
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#AFE279
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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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#E079E2
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#E2AC79
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#7BE279
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Nearest named colors to #79AFE2

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

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

#79AFE2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79AFE2
  • RGB121, 175, 226
  • CMYK41, 20, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(121, 175, 226)
  • HSL209°, 64%, 68%
  • HSL Precise209.143°, 64.417%, 68.039%
  • HSV209°, 46%, 89%
  • HSB209°, 46%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.686, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.686, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.686, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79AFE2
  • DECIMAL ID7974882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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