Close to Cornflower Blue
#79ABFF
#79ABFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 67.1% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #79ABFF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.31:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.08:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.31:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.08:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #79ABFF as they’d see it.
#79ABFF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #79ABFF
What color is #79ABFF?
#79ABFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 67.1% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #79ABFF in RGB?
#79ABFF is rgb(121, 171, 255): 121 red, 171 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #79ABFF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(53, 33, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #79ABFF?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #79ABFF?
Its complement #D0A355 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.