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Recognised as Colour

#789ACC

  • #789ACC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#789ACC is a blue with RGB values 120, 154, 204 and HSL 216°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#789ACC#789ACC
HEX#789ACC
RGBrgb(120, 154, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6039, 0.8
RGB percentages47.1%, 60.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(215.7, 45.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 41.2%, 80%)
CMYK41.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,903,948
CSS custom property--colour: #789ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#876533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E95CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5AA5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAA78
Analogous#78C4CC, #8078CC
Triadic#CC789A, #9ACC78
Split complementary#CC8078, #C4CC78
Tetradic#CC78C4, #CCAA78, #78CC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EDF6
Lighter +20%#C2D1E8
Lighter +10%#9DB6DA
Darker −10%#537EBE
Darker −20%#3D65A1
Darker −30%#2F4E7C
Darker −40%#213757
More saturated +25%#6196E3
Less saturated −25%#8F9EB5

Channel breakdown

R120
G154
B204
Red120 (47.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue215.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9A · B CC

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