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Recognised as Colour

#079BFF

  • #079BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#079BFF is a blue with RGB values 7, 155, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#079BFF#079BFF
HEX#079BFF
RGBrgb(7, 155, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.6078, 1
RGB percentages2.7%, 60.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.2, 100%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 97.3%, 100%)
CMYK97.3%, 39.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer498,687
CSS custom property--colour: #079BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#F86400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#428EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6B07
Analogous#07FFE7, #071FFF
Triadic#FF079B, #9BFF07
Split complementary#FF071F, #FFE707
Tetradic#E707FF, #FF6B07, #1FFF07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3EDFF
Lighter +30%#A0D9FF
Lighter +20%#6DC4FF
Lighter +10%#3AB0FF
Darker −10%#007ED3
Darker −20%#005FA0
Darker −30%#00416D
Darker −40%#00233A
More saturated +25%#079BFF
Less saturated −25%#2695E0

Channel breakdown

R7
G155
B255
Red7 (2.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 9B · B FF

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