#79C8DD — Light Cyan

#79C8DD is a light cyan in the Cyan family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light pale cyan, and it is also commonly known as Pale Cyan, Sky Aqua. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#79C8DD color swatch, light cyan#79C8DD
CSS Nameskyblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f1f6f8
100#e1ecf0
200#c6dee5
300#9dc9d5
400#6baec0
500#4398ae
600#30869a
700#1e7082
800#155d6d
900#0f4f5d
950#062e38

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.89:1
Contrast on black
11.12:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 216.7); /* #f1f6f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.013 216.7); /* #e1ecf0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.027 216.7); /* #c6dee5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.049 216.7); /* #9dc9d5 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.072 216.7); /* #6baec0 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.087 216.7); /* #4398ae */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.086 216.7); /* #30869a */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.08 216.7); /* #1e7082 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.072 216.7); /* #155d6d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.065 216.7); /* #0f4f5d */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.045 216.7); /* #062e38 */
}

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