#1b79e2

Color #1b79e2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1b79e2

RGB

rgb(27, 121, 226)

HSL

hsl(211.7, 78.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.7, 88.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.1%, 46.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(51.15, 12.9, -60.52)

LCH

lch(51.15, 61.88, 282.03)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1799, 255.38)

HWB

hwb(211.7, 10.6%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2841b

Analogous

#1bdce2

#1b79e2

#211be2

Triadic

#1b79e2

#e21b79

#79e21b

Split-complementary

#1b79e2

#e2211b

#dce21b

Tetradic

#1b79e2

#841be2

#e2841b

#79e21b

Square

#1b79e2

#e21bdc

#e2841b

#1be221

Shades

Color #1b79e2 mixed toward black.

#1665bc

#125197

#0d3c71

#09284b

#041426

Tints

Color #1b79e2 mixed toward white.

#408fe8

#66a5ed

#8cbcf1

#b2d2f6

#d9e9fa

Tones

Color #1b79e2 mixed toward gray.

#2c7ad1

#3c7bc1

#4d7cb0

#5d7da0

#6e7e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5455cf · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#4f48ca · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#27beba · ΔE 35.5

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b79e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b79e2]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#1b79e2 (#1b79e2) is rgb(27, 121, 226) in RGB.

No, #1b79e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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