What color is #0079EC?

#0079EC 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 #0079EC?

The RGB value is 0, 121, 236: 0 red, 121 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0079EC?

The complementary color is #EC7300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0079EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0079EC color

#0079EC rgb(0, 121, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0079EC is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.5% green and 92.5% blue (0, 121, 236).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#0079EC color codes

HEX	`#0079EC`
RGB	`rgb(0, 121, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 49%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, 15.8, -65.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 67.4, 283.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.972, 19.728, 81.99)`
Decimal	`31212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0079EC, 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 #0079EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0079EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #0079EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0079ec; }
.text { color: #0079ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0079ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 121 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0079ec, #0003ec); }

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Questions

What color is #0079EC?: #0079EC 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 #0079EC?: The RGB value is 0, 121, 236: 0 red, 121 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0079EC?: The complementary color is #EC7300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0079EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.