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Recognised as Colour

#789DD9

  • #789DD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#789DD9 is a blue with RGB values 120, 157, 217 and HSL 217°, 56%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#789DD9#789DD9
HEX#789DD9
RGBrgb(120, 157, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6157, 0.851
RGB percentages47.1%, 61.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(217.1, 56.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 44.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK44.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,904,729
CSS custom property--colour: #789DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#876226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A1DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C98D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#53AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9B478
Analogous#78CDD9, #8478D9
Triadic#D9789D, #9DD978
Split complementary#D98478, #CDD978
Tetradic#D978CD, #D9B478, #78D984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4FB
Lighter +20%#C8D7EF
Lighter +10%#A0BAE4
Darker −10%#5080CE
Darker −20%#3466B7
Darker −30%#285090
Darker −40%#1D3A68
More saturated +25%#6298EF
Less saturated −25%#8EA2C3

Channel breakdown

R120
G157
B217
Red120 (47.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue217.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.07%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9D · B D9

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