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Recognised as Colour

#279FE8

  • #279FE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#279FE8 is a blue with RGB values 39, 159, 232 and HSL 203°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#279FE8#279FE8
HEX#279FE8
RGBrgb(39, 159, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6235, 0.9098
RGB percentages15.3%, 62.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(202.7, 80.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 83.2%, 91%)
CMYK83.2%, 31.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,596,840
CSS custom property--colour: #279FE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D86017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA1EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6290E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E87027
Analogous#27E8D0, #273FE8
Triadic#E8279F, #9FE827
Split complementary#E8273F, #E8D027
Tetradic#D027E8, #E87027, #3FE827

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF1FC
Lighter +30%#B1DCF7
Lighter +20%#83C8F2
Lighter +10%#55B3ED
Darker −10%#1584C7
Darker −20%#106599
Darker −30%#0B476B
Darker −40%#06283D
More saturated +25%#10A5FF
Less saturated −25%#4598CA

Channel breakdown

R39
G159
B232
Red39 (15.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue202.69°
Saturation (HSL)80.75%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 9F · B E8

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