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Recognised as Colour

#0079DC

  • #0079DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0079DC is a blue with RGB values 0, 121, 220 and HSL 207°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0079DC#0079DC
HEX#0079DC
RGBrgb(0, 121, 220)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4745, 0.8627
RGB percentages0%, 47.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(207, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK100%, 45%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer31,196
CSS custom property--colour: #0079DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#FF8623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4281E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0570DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC6300
Analogous#00DCD1, #000BDC
Triadic#DC0079, #79DC00
Split complementary#DC000B, #DCD100
Tetradic#D100DC, #DC6300, #0BDC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9D8FF
Lighter +30%#76C1FF
Lighter +20%#43AAFF
Lighter +10%#1093FF
Darker −10%#005DA9
Darker −20%#004176
Darker −30%#002543
Darker −40%#000910
More saturated +25%#0079DC
Less saturated −25%#1C76C1

Channel breakdown

R0
G121
B220
Red0 (0%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue207°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 79 · B DC

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