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Colour

#79A5FE

  • #79A5FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A5FE is a blue with RGB values 121, 165, 254 and HSL 220°, 99%, 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

#79A5FE#79A5FE
HEX#79A5FE
RGBrgb(121, 165, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6471, 0.9961
RGB percentages47.5%, 64.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.2, 98.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 52.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK52.4%, 35%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,972,350
CSS custom property--colour: #79A5FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#865A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#34B8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Royal blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED279
Analogous#79E8FE, #8F79FE
Triadic#FE79A5, #A5FE79
Split complementary#FE8F79, #E8FE79
Tetradic#FE79E8, #FED279, #79FE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE9FF
Lighter +10%#ACC7FE
Darker −10%#4683FE
Darker −20%#1461FD
Darker −30%#024ADC
Darker −40%#0139AA
More saturated +25%#78A5FF
Less saturated −25%#8AABED

Channel breakdown

R121
G165
B254
Red121 (47.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.15°
Saturation (HSL)98.52%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A5 · B FE

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