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Recognised as Colour

#1079BB

  • #1079BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1079BB is a blue with RGB values 16, 121, 187 and HSL 203°, 84%, 40%. 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

#1079BB#1079BB
HEX#1079BB
RGBrgb(16, 121, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.4745, 0.7333
RGB percentages6.3%, 47.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(203.2, 84.2%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 91.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK91.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,079,739
CSS custom property--colour: #1079BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17373WCAG 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#676767
Inverted#EF8644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#597CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#416DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 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 10.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5210
Analogous#10BBA7, #1024BB
Triadic#BB1079, #79BB10
Split complementary#BB1024, #BBA710
Tetradic#A710BB, #BB5210, #24BB10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0D5F7
Lighter +30%#71C1F3
Lighter +20%#42ACEF
Lighter +10%#1497EA
Darker −10%#0C5B8C
Darker −20%#083C5D
Darker −30%#041E2E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007DCB
Less saturated −25%#2973A2

Channel breakdown

R16
G121
B187
Red16 (6.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue203.16°
Saturation (HSL)84.24%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 79 · B BB

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