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Recognised as Colour

#79A3FA

  • #79A3FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A3FA is a blue with RGB values 121, 163, 250 and HSL 220°, 93%, 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

#79A3FA#79A3FA
HEX#79A3FA
RGBrgb(121, 163, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6392, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.5%, 63.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(220.5, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,971,834
CSS custom property--colour: #79A3FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#865C05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ABFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#729FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#39B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 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 text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 30Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD079
Analogous#79E3FA, #8F79FA
Triadic#FA79A3, #A3FA79
Split complementary#FA8F79, #E3FA79
Tetradic#FA79E3, #FAD079, #79FA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE7FE
Lighter +10%#AAC5FC
Darker −10%#4881F8
Darker −20%#175FF6
Darker −30%#084AD2
Darker −40%#0638A1
More saturated +25%#74A1FF
Less saturated −25%#8AA9E9

Channel breakdown

R121
G163
B250
Red121 (47.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A3 · B FA

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