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Recognised as Colour

#79A3F9

  • #79A3F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A3F9 is a blue with RGB values 121, 163, 249 and HSL 220°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#79A3F9#79A3F9
HEX#79A3F9
RGBrgb(121, 163, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6392, 0.9765
RGB percentages47.5%, 63.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(220.3, 91.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 51.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK51.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,971,833
CSS custom property--colour: #79A3F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#865C06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81AAFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#729FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9CF79
Analogous#79E3F9, #8F79F9
Triadic#F979A3, #A3F979
Split complementary#F98F79, #E3F979
Tetradic#F979E3, #F9CF79, #79F98F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE6FD
Lighter +10%#AAC5FB
Darker −10%#4881F7
Darker −20%#1760F5
Darker −30%#094AD0
Darker −40%#07399F
More saturated +25%#73A1FF
Less saturated −25%#8BA9E7

Channel breakdown

R121
G163
B249
Red121 (47.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue220.31°
Saturation (HSL)91.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A3 · B F9

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