Recognised as Colour

#79A4EC

#79A4EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A4EC is a blue with RGB values 121, 164, 236 and HSL 218°, 75%, 70%. 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

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HEX#79A4EC

RGBrgb(121, 164, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6431, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.5%, 64.3%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(217.6, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK48.7%, 30.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,972,076

CSS custom property--colour: #79A4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#865B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#46B4BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 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 text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11 Steel blue · ΔE 19.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECC179

Analogous#79DDEC, #8879EC

Triadic#EC79A4, #A4EC79

Split complementary#EC8879, #DDEC79

Tetradic#EC79DD, #ECC179, #79EC88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2E1F9

Lighter +10%#A6C2F2

Darker −10%#4C86E6

Darker −20%#2067DF

Darker −30%#1953B3

Darker −40%#133E86

More saturated +25%#669FFF

Less saturated −25%#8CA9D9

Channel breakdown

R121

G164

B236

Red121 (47.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue217.57°

Saturation (HSL)75.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G A4 · B EC

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Colour values

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