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Recognised as Colour

#79D0FF

  • #79D0FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#79D0FF is a blue with RGB values 121, 208, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#79D0FF#79D0FF
HEX#79D0FF
RGBrgb(121, 208, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8157, 1
RGB percentages47.5%, 81.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,983,359
CSS custom property--colour: #79D0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#862F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7C0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1EDDDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.7Sky blue · ΔE 9.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Light blue · ΔE 20.1Powder blue · ΔE 23.9
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#FFA879
Analogous#79FFEB, #798DFF
Triadic#FF79D0, #D0FF79
Split complementary#FF798D, #FFEB79
Tetradic#EB79FF, #FFA879, #8DFF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF4FF
Lighter +10%#ACE2FF
Darker −10%#46BEFF
Darker −20%#13ACFF
Darker −30%#0091DF
Darker −40%#0070AC
More saturated +25%#79D0FF
Less saturated −25%#8ACBEE

Channel breakdown

R121
G208
B255
Red121 (47.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G D0 · B FF

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