What color is #0079EB?

#0079EB is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0079EB?

The RGB value is 0, 121, 235: 0 red, 121 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0079EB?

The complementary color is #EB7200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0079EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0079EB color

#0079EB rgb(0, 121, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0079EB is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.5% green and 92.2% blue (0, 121, 235).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#0079EB color codes

HEX	`#0079EB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 121, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 100%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 49%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, 15.4, -65.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 66.87, 283.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.827, 19.67, 81.227)`
Decimal	`31211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0079EB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0079EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0079EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0079EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0079eb; }
.text { color: #0079eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0079eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 121 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0079eb, #0003eb); }

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Questions

What color is #0079EB?: #0079EB is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0079EB?: The RGB value is 0, 121, 235: 0 red, 121 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0079EB?: The complementary color is #EB7200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0079EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.