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Colour

#5079FF

  • #5079FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5079FF is a blue with RGB values 80, 121, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5079FF#5079FF
HEX#5079FF
RGBrgb(80, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages31.4%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.9, 100%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 68.6%, 100%)
CMYK68.6%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,274,111
CSS custom property--colour: #5079FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#AF8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#178BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0099B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD650
Analogous#50D1FF, #7E50FF
Triadic#FF5079, #79FF50
Split complementary#FF7E50, #D1FF50
Tetradic#FF50D1, #FFD650, #50FF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EEFF
Lighter +20%#B6C7FF
Lighter +10%#83A0FF
Darker −10%#1D52FF
Darker −20%#0037E9
Darker −30%#002BB6
Darker −40%#001F83
More saturated +25%#5079FF
Less saturated −25%#6685E9

Channel breakdown

R80
G121
B255
Red80 (31.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 79 · B FF

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