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Recognised as Colour

#79709F

  • #79709F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#79709F is a blue with RGB values 121, 112, 159 and HSL 251°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#79709F#79709F
HEX#79709F
RGBrgb(121, 112, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4392, 0.6235
RGB percentages47.5%, 43.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(251.5, 19.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 29.6%, 62.4%)
CMYK23.9%, 29.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,958,687
CSS custom property--colour: #79709F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#868F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6477A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#65759Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#717881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Gray · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#969F70
Analogous#707F9F, #91709F
Triadic#9F7970, #709F79
Split complementary#9F9170, #7E9F70
Tetradic#9F707F, #969F70, #709F91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEAF1
Lighter +30%#CFCCDC
Lighter +20%#B2ADC8
Lighter +10%#968FB3
Darker −10%#615884
Darker −20%#4A4465
Darker −30%#342F47
Darker −40%#1D1B28
More saturated +25%#6752BD
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R121
G112
B159
Red121 (47.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue251.49°
Saturation (HSL)19.67%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 70 · B 9F

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