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Recognised as Colour

#796CAA

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

#796CAA is a blue with RGB values 121, 108, 170 and HSL 253°, 27%, 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

#796CAA#796CAA
HEX#796CAA
RGBrgb(121, 108, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4235, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.5%, 42.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(252.6, 26.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 36.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK28.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,957,674
CSS custom property--colour: #796CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17692WCAG 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 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#869355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B76ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C74A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6E7783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DAA6C
Analogous#6C7EAA, #986CAA
Triadic#AA796C, #6CAA79
Split complementary#AA986C, #7EAA6C
Tetradic#AA6C7E, #9DAA6C, #6CAA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEDF5
Lighter +30%#D1CDE2
Lighter +20%#B4ADCF
Lighter +10%#968CBD
Darker −10%#605390
Darker −20%#4A4070
Darker −30%#352E4F
Darker −40%#1F1B2F
More saturated +25%#684FC7
Less saturated −25%#8A898D

Channel breakdown

R121
G108
B170
Red121 (47.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue252.58°
Saturation (HSL)26.72%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 6C · B AA

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