#0079BF Hex Color

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Color Name

Star Command Blue*

Hex Color Code

#0079BF

RGB Color Code

RGB(0, 121, 191)

CMYK Values*

100.0%, 36.6%, 0.0%, 25.1%

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#0079BF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 0079BF?

The RGB color code for color number #0079BF is RGB(0, 121, 191). In the RGB color model, #0079BF has a red value of 0, a green value of 121, and a blue value of 191. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 36.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 202° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 37.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #0079BF has a hue of 202° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 74.9 % brightness/value.

Color 0079BF is cool or warm?

Color 0079BF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #0079BF? (For interior and product design)

0079BF has an LRV of nearly 17.4. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#0079BF

LRV 17.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 17.4 of #0079BF with dark and light color

Is #0079BF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 0079BF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #0079BF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #0079BF

Hex triplet: #0079BF
Red: 00
Green: 79
Blue: BF

RGBA / RGB rgb(0, 121, 191)

Red: 0 (0.0%)
Green: 121 (47.5%)
Blue: 191 (74.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 36.65%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.10%

HSL hsl(201.99deg, 100.0 %, 37.5 %)

Hue: 201.99°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 37.45 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 201.99°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 74.90 %

RYB ryb(34, 69, 168)

Red: 34 (13.2%)
Yellow: 69 (27.0%)
Blue: 168 (65.8%)

HWB

Hue: 201.99°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 25.10 %

CMY

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 52.55%
Yellow: 25.10%

XYZ

X: 16.24
Y: 17.44
Z: 51.8

YXY

Y1: 17.44
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.2

CIE-Lab

L: 48.81
A: -1.87
B: -44.4

CIE-Lch

L: 48.81
C: 44.44
H: 267.58

CIE-Luv

L: 48.81
U: -30.37
V: -67.3

Hunter-Lab

L: 41.76
A: -3.65
B: -44.32

Other

LRV: ~ 17.4 %
Munsell Color System: 4.8B 4.7/14.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #0079BF

These are the named colors closest to hex 0079BF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#007BB8 Color Star Command Blue

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#0072BB Color French Blue

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#4682B4 Color Steel Blue

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 0079BF.

#0077C8 Color PANTONE 3005 C

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#007DBA Color PANTONE 7461 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#2774AE Color PANTONE 2383 C

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#0076CE Color PANTONE 2174 C

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 0079BF.

#0077B3 Color PANTONE 18-4252 TCX - Blue Aster

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#0075B3 Color PANTONE 18-4247 TCX - Brilliant Blue

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#007CB8 Color PANTONE 17-4245 TCX - Ibiza Blue

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#0075AF Color PANTONE 18-4440 TCX - Cloisonné

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 0079BF.

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#2B7CAF Color RAL 260 50 35 - Vermeer Blue

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#007FB9 Color RAL 260 50 40 - Meissen Blue

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#3E7DAA Color RAL 260 50 30 - Beijing Blue

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 0079BF.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 0079BF.

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0079BF Color Trello Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

99.21% match | ΔE 0.79

Paint color for Hex #0079BF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 0079BF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 0079BF once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #0079BF to Valspar

#0178B6 Color Cosmic Blue (4008-10C)

98.46% match | ΔE 1.54

#3780B9 Color Pat-a-Pep (8001-43F)

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#0178AA Color Blue Lobster (V033-3)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

#2077A0 Color In the Mood (V071-5)

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #0079BF to Dunn-Edwards

#0477B4 Color Americana (DE 5845)

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#3377A2 Color Surf's Up (DET 583)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#0077A7 Color Summer Lake (DE 5838)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Behr

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #0079BF to Behr

#267EBC Color Brilliant Blue (P510-6)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#0079B3 Color Deep River (P500-6)

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

PPG Paints

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #0079BF to PPG Paints

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#1E80C7 Color Electric Blue (PPG1241-6)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#1D78AB Color North Sea (PPG1239-6)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #0079BF to Benjamin Moore

#2474A3 Color Blue Macaw (784)

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#4580A8 Color Finley Blue (CW-620)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #0079BF to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

88.69% match | ΔE 11.31

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

83.48% match | ΔE 16.52

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

82.61% match | ΔE 17.39

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 0079BF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #0079BF to Sherwin Williams

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#017CA7 Color Blue Plate (SW 6796)

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

92.83% match | ΔE 7.17

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#0079BF color palettes and scheme combination

001826

003859

00598C

0079BF

0099F2

26AFFF

59C2FF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

00BF46

00BFA6

0079BF

0019BF

4600BF

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

0079BF

BF0079

79BF00

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

0079BF

A500BF

BF4600

1ABF00

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

0079BF

1986C5

3393CB

4CA1D2

66AED8

7FBCDF

99C9E5

B2D6EB

CCE4F2

E5F1F8

FFFFFF

Star Command Blue* - #0079BF Tints

0079BF

006CAB

006098

005485

004872

003C5F

00304C

002439

001826

000C13

000000

Star Command Blue* - #0079BF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#0079BF

Star Command Blue*

#BF4600

Mahogany*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #0079BF?

Color that best contrast with #0079BF is #BF4600, color name is Mahogany*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.