Colour

#79A8EC

#79A8EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79A8EC is a blue with RGB values 121, 168, 236 and HSL 215°, 75%, 70%. 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

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HEX#79A8EC

RGBrgb(121, 168, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6588, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.5%, 65.9%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(215.5, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK48.7%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,973,100

CSS custom property--colour: #79A8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.2 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#A3A3A3

Inverted#865713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EACEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#45B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 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 13.8 Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECBD79

Analogous#79E1EC, #8479EC

Triadic#EC79A8, #A8EC79

Split complementary#EC8479, #E1EC79

Tetradic#EC79E2, #ECBD79, #79EC84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2E2F9

Lighter +10%#A6C5F2

Darker −10%#4C8BE6

Darker −20%#206EDF

Darker −30%#1958B3

Darker −40%#134286

More saturated +25%#66A5FF

Less saturated −25%#8CABD9

Channel breakdown

R121

G168

B236

Red121 (47.5%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue215.48°

Saturation (HSL)75.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G A8 · B EC

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Colour values

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