Palettes / Colors / #79CEFD

#79CEFD — Light Vivid Blue

#79CEFD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #79CEFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#79CEFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDA677; it also sits naturally between #77FDE9 and #778BFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #79CEFD

.text { color: #79CEFD; }
.background { background-color: #79CEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79CEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 206, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 97%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79CEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 206, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79CEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 206, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79CEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79CEFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDA677:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79CEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79CEFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #79CEFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #79CEFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #79CEFD?

#79CEFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 206, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79CEFD?

#79CEFD is RGB 121, 206, 253 — HSL 201°, 97%, 73% — CMYK 52%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #79CEFD?

Its complement is #FDA677; analogous partners are #77FDE9 and #778BFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79CEFD for text?

Black text on #79CEFD has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.