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Recognised as Colour

#0797EA

  • #0797EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0797EA is a blue with RGB values 7, 151, 234 and HSL 202°, 94%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0797EA#0797EA
HEX#0797EA
RGBrgb(7, 151, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5922, 0.9176
RGB percentages2.7%, 59.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(201.9, 94.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 97%, 91.8%)
CMYK97%, 35.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer497,642
CSS custom property--colour: #0797EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#F86815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9AEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5088E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA5A07
Analogous#07EACC, #0725EA
Triadic#EA0797, #97EA07
Split complementary#EA0725, #EACC07
Tetradic#CC07EA, #EA5A07, #25EA07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E7FD
Lighter +30%#8ED4FC
Lighter +20%#5DC1FA
Lighter +10%#2BAEF9
Darker −10%#0677B8
Darker −20%#045787
Darker −30%#033755
Darker −40%#011724
More saturated +25%#0099F1
Less saturated −25%#258FCC

Channel breakdown

R7
G151
B234
Red7 (2.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue201.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.19%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 97 · B EA

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