Colour

#796DF6

#796DF6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#796DF6 is a blue with RGB values 121, 109, 246 and HSL 245°, 88%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#796DF6

RGBrgb(121, 109, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4275, 0.9647

RGB percentages47.5%, 42.7%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(245.3, 88.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 55.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK50.8%, 55.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,006

CSS custom property--colour: #796DF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#869209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0485FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#478CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 2.7 Slate blue · ΔE 13.4 Royal blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 2.71, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAF66D

Analogous#6DA5F6, #BE6DF6

Triadic#F6796D, #6DF679

Split complementary#F6BE6D, #A5F66D

Tetradic#F66DA5, #EAF66D, #6DF6BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFF

Lighter +20%#D1CDFC

Lighter +10%#A59DF9

Darker −10%#4D3DF3

Darker −20%#220FEE

Darker −30%#1B0CBE

Darker −40%#14098E

More saturated +25%#7264FF

Less saturated −25%#8980E3

Channel breakdown

R121

G109

B246

Red121 (47.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue245.26°

Saturation (HSL)88.39%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 6D · B F6

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