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Recognised as Colour

#79A0DB

  • #79A0DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#79A0DB is a blue with RGB values 121, 160, 219 and HSL 216°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#79A0DB#79A0DB
HEX#79A0DB
RGBrgb(121, 160, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6275, 0.8588
RGB percentages47.5%, 62.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(216.1, 57.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 44.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK44.7%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,971,035
CSS custom property--colour: #79A0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#865F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#53ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB479
Analogous#79D1DB, #8379DB
Triadic#DB79A0, #A0DB79
Split complementary#DB8379, #D1DB79
Tetradic#DB79D1, #DBB479, #79DB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5FB
Lighter +20%#C9D9F1
Lighter +10%#A1BDE6
Darker −10%#5184D0
Darker −20%#3269BC
Darker −30%#285393
Darker −40%#1D3C6B
More saturated +25%#649CF0
Less saturated −25%#8EA4C6

Channel breakdown

R121
G160
B219
Red121 (47.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue216.12°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A0 · B DB

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