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Recognised as Colour

#0A79BC

  • #0A79BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0A79BC is a blue with RGB values 10, 121, 188 and HSL 203°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0A79BC#0A79BC
HEX#0A79BC
RGBrgb(10, 121, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.4745, 0.7373
RGB percentages3.9%, 47.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(202.6, 89.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 94.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK94.7%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer686,524
CSS custom property--colour: #0A79BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#F58643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#406DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC4D0A
Analogous#0ABCA6, #0A20BC
Triadic#BC0A79, #79BC0A
Split complementary#BC0A20, #BCA60A
Tetradic#A60ABC, #BC4D0A, #20BC0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98D5FA
Lighter +30%#68C1F7
Lighter +20%#38ADF4
Lighter +10%#0D98EC
Darker −10%#075A8C
Darker −20%#053B5B
Darker −30%#021C2B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007BC6
Less saturated −25%#2373A3

Channel breakdown

R10
G121
B188
Red10 (3.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue202.58°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G 79 · B BC

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