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Colour

#79B6EB

  • #79B6EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#79B6EB is a blue with RGB values 121, 182, 235 and HSL 208°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#79B6EB#79B6EB
HEX#79B6EB
RGBrgb(121, 182, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7137, 0.9216
RGB percentages47.5%, 71.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(207.9, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 22.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,976,683
CSS custom property--colour: #79B6EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#864914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#91ABEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#43C3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAE79
Analogous#79EBE7, #797DEB
Triadic#EB79B6, #B6EB79
Split complementary#EB797D, #EBE779
Tetradic#E779EB, #EBAE79, #7DEB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E6F8
Lighter +10%#A5CEF2
Darker −10%#4D9EE4
Darker −20%#2186DD
Darker −30%#1A6BB1
Darker −40%#145084
More saturated +25%#66B7FE
Less saturated −25%#8CB5D8

Channel breakdown

R121
G182
B235
Red121 (47.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue207.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G B6 · B EB

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