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Recognised as Colour

#0879D7

  • #0879D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0879D7 is a blue with RGB values 8, 121, 215 and HSL 207°, 93%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0879D7#0879D7
HEX#0879D7
RGBrgb(8, 121, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4745, 0.8431
RGB percentages3.1%, 47.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(207.2, 92.8%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 96.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK96.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer555,479
CSS custom property--colour: #0879D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#F78628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4781DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A70D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D76608
Analogous#08D7CE, #0811D7
Triadic#D70879, #79D708
Split complementary#D70811, #D7CE08
Tetradic#CE08D7, #D76608, #11D708

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFD9FC
Lighter +30%#7EC2FA
Lighter +20%#4DAAF8
Lighter +10%#1B93F7
Darker −10%#065DA6
Darker −20%#044275
Darker −30%#032643
Darker −40%#010A12
More saturated +25%#007ADF
Less saturated −25%#2476BB

Channel breakdown

R8
G121
B215
Red8 (3.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue207.25°
Saturation (HSL)92.83%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 79 · B D7

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