Colour

#1F79D7

#1F79D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1F79D7 is a blue with RGB values 31, 121, 215 and HSL 211°, 75%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1F79D7

RGBrgb(31, 121, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.1216, 0.4745, 0.8431

RGB percentages12.2%, 47.5%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(210.7, 74.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 85.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK85.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,062,807

CSS custom property--colour: #1F79D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#E08628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4881DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2071D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9 Royal blue · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D77D1F

Analogous#1FD5D7, #211FD7

Triadic#D71F79, #79D71F

Split complementary#D7211F, #D5D71F

Tetradic#D71FD5, #D77D1F, #1FD721

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBE1F7

Lighter +30%#9EC7F1

Lighter +20%#71ADEB

Lighter +10%#4593E4

Darker −10%#1960AA

Darker −20%#12477E

Darker −30%#0C2E51

Darker −40%#051525

More saturated +25%#0078F6

Less saturated −25%#3E7AB8

Channel breakdown

R31

G121

B215

Red31 (12.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue210.65°

Saturation (HSL)74.8%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1F · G 79 · B D7

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