Colour

#795AE9

#795AE9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#795AE9 is a blue with RGB values 121, 90, 233 and HSL 253°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#795AE9#795AE9

HEX#795AE9

RGBrgb(121, 90, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3529, 0.9137

RGB percentages47.5%, 35.3%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(253, 76.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 61.4%, 91.4%)

CMYK48.1%, 61.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,953,129

CSS custom property--colour: #795AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#86A516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#537C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.7 Slate blue · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4 Royal blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAE95A

Analogous#5A82E9, #C15AE9

Triadic#E9795A, #5AE979

Split complementary#E9C15A, #83E95A

Tetradic#E95A82, #CAE95A, #5AE9C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E1FB

Lighter +20%#C2B4F5

Lighter +10%#9E87EF

Darker −10%#542DE3

Darker −20%#3F1AC3

Darker −30%#301496

Darker −40%#220E69

More saturated +25%#6D44FF

Less saturated −25%#8671D2

Channel breakdown

R121

G90

B233

Red121 (47.5%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue253.01°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 5A · B E9

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