Colour

#79B4EC

#79B4EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#79B4EC is a blue with RGB values 121, 180, 236 and HSL 209°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#79B4EC

RGBrgb(121, 180, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7059, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.5%, 70.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(209.2, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK48.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,976,172

CSS custom property--colour: #79B4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#864B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DB5EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EAAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#42C1C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2 Sky blue · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECB179

Analogous#79ECEA, #797BEC

Triadic#EC79B4, #B4EC79

Split complementary#EC797B, #ECEA79

Tetradic#EA79EC, #ECB179, #7BEC79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2E6F9

Lighter +10%#A6CDF2

Darker −10%#4C9BE6

Darker −20%#2082DF

Darker −30%#1968B3

Darker −40%#134E86

More saturated +25%#66B4FF

Less saturated −25%#8CB4D9

Channel breakdown

R121

G180

B236

Red121 (47.5%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue209.22°

Saturation (HSL)75.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G B4 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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