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Colour

#79ADCA

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

#79ADCA is a blue with RGB values 121, 173, 202 and HSL 201°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79ADCA#79ADCA
HEX#79ADCA
RGBrgb(121, 173, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6784, 0.7922
RGB percentages47.5%, 67.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(201.5, 43.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 40.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,974,346
CSS custom property--colour: #79ADCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#865235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FABCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A2CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 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 text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9679
Analogous#79CABF, #7984CA
Triadic#CA79AD, #ADCA79
Split complementary#CA7984, #CABE79
Tetradic#BF79CA, #CA9679, #85CA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F0F5
Lighter +20%#C2DAE7
Lighter +10%#9EC3D8
Darker −10%#5497BC
Darker −20%#3F7C9E
Darker −30%#305F7A
Darker −40%#224355
More saturated +25%#62B4E1
Less saturated −25%#90A6B3

Channel breakdown

R121
G173
B202
Red121 (47.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue201.48°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G AD · B CA

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