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Recognised as Colour

#796BAD

  • #796BAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#796BAD is a blue with RGB values 121, 107, 173 and HSL 253°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#796BAD#796BAD
HEX#796BAD
RGBrgb(121, 107, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4196, 0.6784
RGB percentages47.5%, 42%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(252.7, 28.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 38.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK30.1%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,957,421
CSS custom property--colour: #796BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#869452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5875B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A73ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D7784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.2Plum · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FAD6B
Analogous#6B7EAD, #9A6BAD
Triadic#AD796B, #6BAD79
Split complementary#AD9A6B, #7EAD6B
Tetradic#AD6B7E, #9FAD6B, #6BAD9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EEF6
Lighter +30%#D2CDE4
Lighter +20%#B4ADD1
Lighter +10%#978CBF
Darker −10%#605293
Darker −20%#4A3F73
Darker −30%#352D52
Darker −40%#201B31
More saturated +25%#684ECA
Less saturated −25%#8A8890

Channel breakdown

R121
G107
B173
Red121 (47.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue252.73°
Saturation (HSL)28.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 6B · B AD

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