Colour

#79A2CA

#79A2CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#79A2CA is a blue with RGB values 121, 162, 202 and HSL 210°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#79A2CA#79A2CA

HEX#79A2CA

RGBrgb(121, 162, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6353, 0.7922

RGB percentages47.5%, 63.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(209.6, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK40.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,971,530

CSS custom property--colour: #79A2CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#865D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#889AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5CABAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 18.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAA179

Analogous#79CAC9, #797ACA

Triadic#CA79A2, #A2CA79

Split complementary#CA797A, #CAC979

Tetradic#C979CA, #CAA179, #7ACA79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7EEF5

Lighter +20%#C2D5E7

Lighter +10%#9EBBD8

Darker −10%#5489BC

Darker −20%#3F6F9E

Darker −30%#30557A

Darker −40%#223C55

More saturated +25%#62A2E1

Less saturated −25%#90A2B3

Channel breakdown

R121

G162

B202

Red121 (47.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue209.63°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G A2 · B CA

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