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Colour

#0079AA

  • #0079AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0079AA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 121, 170 and HSL 197°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0079AA#0079AA
HEX#0079AA
RGBrgb(0, 121, 170)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4745, 0.6667
RGB percentages0%, 47.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(197.3, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK100%, 28.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer31,146
CSS custom property--colour: #0079AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#FF8655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6179ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5Cadetblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA3100
Analogous#00AA86, #0024AA
Triadic#AA0079, #79AA00
Split complementary#AA0024, #AA8600
Tetradic#8600AA, #AA3100, #24AA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#77D8FF
Lighter +30%#44C9FF
Lighter +20%#11BAFF
Lighter +10%#009DDD
Darker −10%#005577
Darker −20%#003044
Darker −30%#000C11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0079AA
Less saturated −25%#157095

Channel breakdown

R0
G121
B170
Red0 (0%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue197.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 79 · B AA

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