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Colour

#0079FF

  • #0079FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0079FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 121, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0079FF#0079FF
HEX#0079FF
RGBrgb(0, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages0%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.5, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer31,231
CSS custom property--colour: #0079FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FF8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009BB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8600
Analogous#00F9FF, #0600FF
Triadic#FF0079, #79FF00
Split complementary#FF0600, #F9FF00
Tetradic#FF00F9, #FF8600, #00FF06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE4FF
Lighter +30%#99C9FF
Lighter +20%#66AFFF
Lighter +10%#3394FF
Darker −10%#0061CC
Darker −20%#004999
Darker −30%#003066
Darker −40%#001833
More saturated +25%#0079FF
Less saturated −25%#207BDF

Channel breakdown

R0
G121
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 79 · B FF

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