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Colour

#79E2FF

  • #79E2FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#79E2FF is a cyan with RGB values 121, 226, 255 and HSL 193°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79E2FF#79E2FF
HEX#79E2FF
RGBrgb(121, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages47.5%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(193, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,987,967
CSS custom property--colour: #79E2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#861D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCDFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0AECEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 16.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9679
Analogous#79FFD9, #799FFF
Triadic#FF79E2, #E2FF79
Split complementary#FF799F, #FFD979
Tetradic#D979FF, #FF9679, #9FFF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF8FF
Lighter +10%#ACEDFF
Darker −10%#46D7FF
Darker −20%#13CCFF
Darker −30%#00AFDF
Darker −40%#0087AC
More saturated +25%#79E2FF
Less saturated −25%#8AD8EE

Channel breakdown

R121
G226
B255
Red121 (47.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue192.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G E2 · B FF

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