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Colour

#1A79F6

  • #1A79F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A79F6 is a blue with RGB values 26, 121, 246 and HSL 214°, 92%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A79F6#1A79F6
HEX#1A79F6
RGBrgb(26, 121, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4745, 0.9647
RGB percentages10.2%, 47.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(214.1, 92.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 89.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK89.4%, 50.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,735,158
CSS custom property--colour: #1A79F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#E58609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F87FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0098ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6971A
Analogous#1AE7F6, #291AF6
Triadic#F61A79, #79F61A
Split complementary#F6291A, #E7F61A
Tetradic#F61AE7, #F6971A, #1AF629

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEECFE
Lighter +30%#ADCFFC
Lighter +20%#7CB2FA
Lighter +10%#4B96F8
Darker −10%#0861D5
Darker −20%#064AA4
Darker −30%#043473
Darker −40%#031E41
More saturated +25%#1178FF
Less saturated −25%#387DD8

Channel breakdown

R26
G121
B246
Red26 (10.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue214.09°
Saturation (HSL)92.44%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 79 · B F6

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