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Recognised as Colour

#789AE2

  • #789AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#789AE2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 154, 226 and HSL 221°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#789AE2#789AE2
HEX#789AE2
RGBrgb(120, 154, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6039, 0.8863
RGB percentages47.1%, 60.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(220.8, 64.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 46.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK46.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,903,970
CSS custom property--colour: #789AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#87651D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7496E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4DA9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Steel blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C078
Analogous#78CFE2, #8B78E2
Triadic#E2789A, #9AE278
Split complementary#E28B78, #CFE278
Tetradic#E278CF, #E2C078, #78E28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FD
Lighter +20%#CCD9F4
Lighter +10%#A2B9EB
Darker −10%#4E7BD9
Darker −20%#2B5EC9
Darker −30%#224A9F
Darker −40%#193775
More saturated +25%#6493F7
Less saturated −25%#8DA1CE

Channel breakdown

R120
G154
B226
Red120 (47.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue220.75°
Saturation (HSL)64.63%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9A · B E2

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