Exploring the Color #79B5DA

#79B5DA sits at 203° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 57% saturation and 66% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 121, 181, 218 produces a 9.43:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #79B5DA is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 33 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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