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Colour

#79ABC5

  • #79ABC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#79ABC5 is a blue with RGB values 121, 171, 197 and HSL 201°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79ABC5#79ABC5
HEX#79ABC5
RGBrgb(121, 171, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6706, 0.7725
RGB percentages47.5%, 67.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(200.5, 39.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 38.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK38.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,973,829
CSS custom property--colour: #79ABC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#86543A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA9C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A0C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5DB2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Light blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C59379
Analogous#79C5B9, #7985C5
Triadic#C579AB, #ABC579
Split complementary#C57985, #C5B979
Tetradic#B979C5, #C59379, #85C579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4EEF3
Lighter +20%#C0D8E4
Lighter +10%#9DC1D4
Darker −10%#5595B6
Darker −20%#417A97
Darker −30%#325D73
Darker −40%#224050
More saturated +25%#61B3DD
Less saturated −25%#91A3AD

Channel breakdown

R121
G171
B197
Red121 (47.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue200.53°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G AB · B C5

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