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Recognised as Colour

#789CCD

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

#789CCD is a blue with RGB values 120, 156, 205 and HSL 215°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#789CCD#789CCD
HEX#789CCD
RGBrgb(120, 156, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6118, 0.8039
RGB percentages47.1%, 61.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(214.6, 45.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 41.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,904,461
CSS custom property--colour: #789CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#876332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5AA7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA978
Analogous#78C7CD, #7E78CD
Triadic#CD789C, #9CCD78
Split complementary#CD7E78, #C7CD78
Tetradic#CD78C7, #CDA978, #78CD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EEF6
Lighter +20%#C2D3E9
Lighter +10%#9DB7DB
Darker −10%#5381BF
Darker −20%#3C68A3
Darker −30%#2E507E
Darker −40%#213858
More saturated +25%#6198E4
Less saturated −25%#8FA0B6

Channel breakdown

R120
G156
B205
Red120 (47.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue214.59°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9C · B CD

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