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Colour

#79AEFF

  • #79AEFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#79AEFF is a blue with RGB values 121, 174, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#79AEFF#79AEFF
HEX#79AEFF
RGBrgb(121, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages47.5%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(216.3, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,974,655
CSS custom property--colour: #79AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#865100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2FC0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA79
Analogous#79F1FF, #8779FF
Triadic#FF79AE, #AEFF79
Split complementary#FF8779, #F1FF79
Tetradic#FF79F1, #FFCA79, #79FF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFECFF
Lighter +10%#ACCDFF
Darker −10%#468FFF
Darker −20%#1370FF
Darker −30%#0058DF
Darker −40%#0044AC
More saturated +25%#79AEFF
Less saturated −25%#8AB2EE

Channel breakdown

R121
G174
B255
Red121 (47.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G AE · B FF

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