#0079b6

Color #0079b6

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#0079b6

RGB

rgb(0, 121, 182)

HSL

hsl(200.1, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.1, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 33.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(48.32, -5.4, -39.96)

LCH

lch(48.32, 40.32, 262.3)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.1295, 241.46)

HWB

hwb(200.1, 0%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b63d00

Analogous

#00b698

#0079b6

#001eb6

Triadic

#0079b6

#b60079

#79b600

Split-complementary

#0079b6

#b6001e

#b69800

Tetradic

#0079b6

#3d00b6

#b63d00

#79b600

Square

#0079b6

#9800b6

#b63d00

#1eb600

Shades

Color #0079b6 mixed toward black.

#006598

#005179

#003d5b

#00283d

#00141e

Tints

Color #0079b6 mixed toward white.

#009ded

#24b6ff

#5bc8ff

#92daff

#c8edff

Tones

Color #0079b6 mixed toward gray.

#0f74a7

#1e6f98

#2e6a89

#3d6579

#4c606a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5152aa · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#4c44a7 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#199f9d · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #0079b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0079b6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#0079b6 (#0079b6) is rgb(0, 121, 182) in RGB.

No, #0079b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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