Colour

#0079ED

#0079ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0079ED is a blue with RGB values 0, 121, 237 and HSL 209°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0079ED#0079ED

HEX#0079ED

RGBrgb(0, 121, 237)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4745, 0.9294

RGB percentages0%, 47.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(209.4, 100%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 100%, 92.9%)

CMYK100%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer31,213

CSS custom property--colour: #0079ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#FF8612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E85F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0096A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3 Royal blue · ΔE 10.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ED7400

Analogous#00EDEB, #0002ED

Triadic#ED0079, #79ED00

Split complementary#ED0002, #EDEB00

Tetradic#EB00ED, #ED7400, #02ED00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BADDFF

Lighter +30%#87C4FF

Lighter +20%#54ABFF

Lighter +10%#2192FF

Darker −10%#005FBA

Darker −20%#004587

Darker −30%#002B54

Darker −40%#001121

More saturated +25%#0079ED

Less saturated −25%#1E78CF

Channel breakdown

G121

B237

Red0 (0%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue209.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 79 · B ED

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