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Colour

#079FF7

  • #079FF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#079FF7 is a blue with RGB values 7, 159, 247 and HSL 202°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#079FF7#079FF7
HEX#079FF7
RGBrgb(7, 159, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.6235, 0.9686
RGB percentages2.7%, 62.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(202, 94.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 97.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK97.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer499,703
CSS custom property--colour: #079FF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#F86008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5390F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F75F07
Analogous#07F7D7, #0727F7
Triadic#F7079F, #9FF707
Split complementary#F70727, #F7D707
Tetradic#D707F7, #F75F07, #27F707

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCECFE
Lighter +30%#9BD8FC
Lighter +20%#69C5FB
Lighter +10%#38B2F9
Darker −10%#067FC5
Darker −20%#045F94
Darker −30%#033F62
Darker −40%#011F31
More saturated +25%#00A1FE
Less saturated −25%#2797D7

Channel breakdown

R7
G159
B247
Red7 (2.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue202°
Saturation (HSL)94.49%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 9F · B F7

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