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Colour

#79A4FF

  • #79A4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A4FF is a blue with RGB values 121, 164, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#79A4FF#79A4FF
HEX#79A4FF
RGBrgb(121, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages47.5%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.7, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,972,095
CSS custom property--colour: #79A4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#865B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#33B8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD479
Analogous#79E7FF, #9179FF
Triadic#FF79A4, #A4FF79
Split complementary#FF9179, #E7FF79
Tetradic#FF79E7, #FFD479, #79FF91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE9FF
Lighter +10%#ACC7FF
Darker −10%#4681FF
Darker −20%#135FFF
Darker −30%#0048DF
Darker −40%#0037AC
More saturated +25%#79A4FF
Less saturated −25%#8AAAEE

Channel breakdown

R121
G164
B255
Red121 (47.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A4 · B FF

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