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Colour

#79B8C6

  • #79B8C6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#79B8C6 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 184, 198 and HSL 191°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79B8C6#79B8C6
HEX#79B8C6
RGBrgb(121, 184, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7216, 0.7765
RGB percentages47.5%, 72.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(190.9, 40.3%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 38.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK38.9%, 7.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,977,158
CSS custom property--colour: #79B8C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#864739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB4C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1AAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5ABEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 14Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68779
Analogous#79C6AD, #7992C6
Triadic#C679B8, #B8C679
Split complementary#C67992, #C6AD79
Tetradic#AE79C6, #C68779, #92C679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F1F4
Lighter +20%#C1DEE4
Lighter +10%#9DCBD5
Darker −10%#55A5B7
Darker −20%#418898
Darker −30%#326874
Darker −40%#224851
More saturated +25%#61C7DE
Less saturated −25%#91A9AE

Channel breakdown

R121
G184
B198
Red121 (47.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)40.31%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G B8 · B C6

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