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Recognised as Colour

#79ADCC

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

#79ADCC is a blue with RGB values 121, 173, 204 and HSL 202°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79ADCC#79ADCC
HEX#79ADCC
RGBrgb(121, 173, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6784, 0.8
RGB percentages47.5%, 67.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.4, 44.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 40.7%, 80%)
CMYK40.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,974,348
CSS custom property--colour: #79ADCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#865233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FACCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59B5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9879
Analogous#79CCC1, #7984CC
Triadic#CC79AD, #ADCC79
Split complementary#CC7984, #CCC279
Tetradic#C179CC, #CC9879, #83CC79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F1F6
Lighter +20%#C3DAE8
Lighter +10%#9EC4DA
Darker −10%#5496BE
Darker −20%#3D7CA2
Darker −30%#2F607D
Darker −40%#214358
More saturated +25%#62B3E3
Less saturated −25%#90A7B5

Channel breakdown

R121
G173
B204
Red121 (47.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.41°
Saturation (HSL)44.86%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G AD · B CC

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