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Recognised as Colour

#79AAE8

  • #79AAE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#79AAE8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 170, 232 and HSL 214°, 71%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#79AAE8#79AAE8
HEX#79AAE8
RGBrgb(121, 170, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6667, 0.9098
RGB percentages47.5%, 66.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(213.5, 70.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 47.8%, 91%)
CMYK47.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,973,608
CSS custom property--colour: #79AAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#865517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ADEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A2E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#48B8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8B779
Analogous#79E1E8, #8079E8
Triadic#E879AA, #AAE879
Split complementary#E88079, #E1E879
Tetradic#E879E1, #E8B779, #79E880

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D0E1F7
Lighter +10%#A5C6EF
Darker −10%#4D8EE1
Darker −20%#2573D6
Darker −30%#1D5CAB
Darker −40%#16447F
More saturated +25%#65A8FC
Less saturated −25%#8DACD4

Channel breakdown

R121
G170
B232
Red121 (47.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue213.51°
Saturation (HSL)70.7%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G AA · B E8

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