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Recognised as Colour

#795AF9

  • #795AF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#795AF9 is a blue with RGB values 121, 90, 249 and HSL 252°, 93%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#795AF9#795AF9
HEX#795AF9
RGBrgb(121, 90, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3529, 0.9765
RGB percentages47.5%, 35.3%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(251.7, 93%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 63.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK51.4%, 63.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,953,145
CSS custom property--colour: #795AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#86A506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4781A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAF95A
Analogous#5A8AF9, #C95AF9
Triadic#F9795A, #5AF979
Split complementary#F9C95A, #8AF95A
Tetradic#F95A8A, #DAF95A, #5AF9C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EEFE
Lighter +20%#C9BCFD
Lighter +10%#A18BFB
Darker −10%#5129F7
Darker −20%#3308E5
Darker −30%#2807B3
Darker −40%#1D0582
More saturated +25%#7554FF
Less saturated −25%#866FE4

Channel breakdown

R121
G90
B249
Red121 (47.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue251.7°
Saturation (HSL)92.98%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 5A · B F9

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