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Recognised as Colour

#789EFF

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

#789EFF is a blue with RGB values 120, 158, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#789EFF#789EFF
HEX#789EFF
RGBrgb(120, 158, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6196, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 62%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.1, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,905,023
CSS custom property--colour: #789EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#876100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#679BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#31B3C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD978
Analogous#78E2FF, #9678FF
Triadic#FF789E, #9EFF78
Split complementary#FF9578, #E2FF78
Tetradic#FF78E2, #FFD978, #78FF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE7FF
Lighter +10%#ABC3FF
Darker −10%#4579FF
Darker −20%#1255FF
Darker −30%#003EDE
Darker −40%#0030AB
More saturated +25%#789EFF
Less saturated −25%#89A5EE

Channel breakdown

R120
G158
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9E · B FF

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