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Recognised as Colour

#0791DC

  • #0791DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0791DC is a blue with RGB values 7, 145, 220 and HSL 201°, 94%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0791DC#0791DC
HEX#0791DC
RGBrgb(7, 145, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5686, 0.8627
RGB percentages2.7%, 56.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(201.1, 93.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 96.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK96.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer496,092
CSS custom property--colour: #0791DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#F86E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5182DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Sky blue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5207
Analogous#07DCBC, #0727DC
Triadic#DC0791, #91DC07
Split complementary#DC0727, #DCBD07
Tetradic#BC07DC, #DC5207, #26DC07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E2FD
Lighter +30%#81D0FB
Lighter +20%#50BEF9
Lighter +10%#1EABF8
Darker −10%#0570AB
Darker −20%#045079
Darker −30%#022F48
Darker −40%#010F16
More saturated +25%#0093E3
Less saturated −25%#2389C0

Channel breakdown

R7
G145
B220
Red7 (2.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue201.13°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 91 · B DC

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