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Hex #79bade

#79bade is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #79bade color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#79bade Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#79bade copy to clipboard
RGB	R 121 G 186 B 222 RGB (121, 186, 222) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 201.39 S 0.6 L 0.67
CMYK	C 40% M 14% Y 0% K 13%
Usage of blue	The color #79bade is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#79bade Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#79bade to RGB conversion

Red	121	121% RED
Green	186	186% GREEN
Blue	222	222% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(121, 186, 222); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(121, 186, 222); // for css background-color

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#79bade to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
39.61 %	14.12 %	0 %	12.94 %

#79bade to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
201.386	0.6	0.67

CSS code: color: hsl(201.4, 60%, 67%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #79bade

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #79bade

Tints and Shades of #79bade

Tints of #79bade		Shades of #79bade
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #79bade

This shows how text with the hex-color #79bade would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #79bade

Primary
#79bade (already open)

Secondary
#de9d79

Tertiary
#f7e8df

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Complementary Color: #de9d79

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #79bade

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