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Recognised as Colour

#789CB4

  • #789CB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#789CB4 is a blue with RGB values 120, 156, 180 and HSL 204°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#789CB4#789CB4
HEX#789CB4
RGBrgb(120, 156, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6118, 0.7059
RGB percentages47.1%, 61.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(204, 28.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 33.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,904,436
CSS custom property--colour: #789CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#87634B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8994B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#64A2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49078
Analogous#78B4AE, #787EB4
Triadic#B4789C, #9CB478
Split complementary#B4787E, #B4AE78
Tetradic#AE78B4, #B49078, #7EB478

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#DAE4EB
Lighter +20%#BACCD8
Lighter +10%#99B4C6
Darker −10%#5984A0
Darker −20%#47697F
Darker −30%#354E5F
Darker −40%#22333E
More saturated +25%#5EA1CE
Less saturated −25%#92979A

Channel breakdown

R120
G156
B180
Red120 (47.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9C · B B4

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