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Recognised as Colour

#79C9FA

  • #79C9FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#79C9FA is a blue with RGB values 121, 201, 250 and HSL 203°, 93%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#79C9FA#79C9FA
HEX#79C9FA
RGBrgb(121, 201, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7882, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.5%, 78.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(202.8, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,981,562
CSS custom property--colour: #79C9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#863605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C8FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2BD6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.8Sky blue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Light blue · ΔE 21.1Powder blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAAA79
Analogous#79FAEB, #7988FA
Triadic#FA79C9, #C9FA79
Split complementary#FA7988, #FAEB79
Tetradic#EB79FA, #FAAA79, #88FA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF1FE
Lighter +10%#AADDFC
Darker −10%#48B5F8
Darker −20%#17A1F6
Darker −30%#0885D2
Darker −40%#0666A1
More saturated +25%#74CAFF
Less saturated −25%#8AC5E9

Channel breakdown

R121
G201
B250
Red121 (47.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue202.79°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G C9 · B FA

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