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Colour

#79A2F7

  • #79A2F7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A2F7 is a blue with RGB values 121, 162, 247 and HSL 220°, 89%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#79A2F7#79A2F7
HEX#79A2F7
RGBrgb(121, 162, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6353, 0.9686
RGB percentages47.5%, 63.5%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(220.5, 88.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 51%, 96.9%)
CMYK51%, 34.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,971,575
CSS custom property--colour: #79A2F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#865D08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#729EF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7CE79
Analogous#79E1F7, #8F79F7
Triadic#F779A2, #A2F779
Split complementary#F78F79, #E1F779
Tetradic#F779E1, #F7CE79, #79F78F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E5FD
Lighter +10%#A9C3FA
Darker −10%#4981F4
Darker −20%#195FF1
Darker −30%#0C4ACB
Darker −40%#09399B
More saturated +25%#719FFF
Less saturated −25%#8BA8E5

Channel breakdown

R121
G162
B247
Red121 (47.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue220.48°
Saturation (HSL)88.73%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A2 · B F7

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