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Recognised as Colour

#79B2BD

  • #79B2BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#79B2BD is a cyan with RGB values 121, 178, 189 and HSL 190°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#79B2BD#79B2BD
HEX#79B2BD
RGBrgb(121, 178, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.698, 0.7412
RGB percentages47.5%, 69.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(189.7, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK36%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,975,613
CSS custom property--colour: #79B2BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#864D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AEBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA5BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5FB7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Sky blue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8479
Analogous#79BDA6, #7990BD
Triadic#BD79B2, #B2BD79
Split complementary#BD7990, #BDA679
Tetradic#A679BD, #BD8479, #90BD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EDEF
Lighter +20%#BDD9DF
Lighter +10%#9BC6CE
Darker −10%#579EAC
Darker −20%#45808B
Darker −30%#346169
Darker −40%#234147
More saturated +25%#60C3D6
Less saturated −25%#92A1A4

Channel breakdown

R121
G178
B189
Red121 (47.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue189.71°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G B2 · B BD

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