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Recognised as Colour

#79C3FF

  • #79C3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#79C3FF is a blue with RGB values 121, 195, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#79C3FF#79C3FF
HEX#79C3FF
RGBrgb(121, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages47.5%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.9, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,980,031
CSS custom property--colour: #79C3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#863C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#26D1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB579
Analogous#79FFF8, #7980FF
Triadic#FF79C3, #C3FF79
Split complementary#FF7980, #FFF879
Tetradic#F879FF, #FFB579, #80FF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF1FF
Lighter +10%#ACDAFF
Darker −10%#46ACFF
Darker −20%#1395FF
Darker −30%#007BDF
Darker −40%#005FAC
More saturated +25%#79C3FF
Less saturated −25%#8AC1EE

Channel breakdown

R121
G195
B255
Red121 (47.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G C3 · B FF

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