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Recognised as Colour

#797A91

  • #797A91
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#797A91 is a blue with RGB values 121, 122, 145 and HSL 237°, 10%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#797A91#797A91
HEX#797A91
RGBrgb(121, 122, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4784, 0.5686
RGB percentages47.5%, 47.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(237.5, 9.8%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 16.6%, 56.9%)
CMYK16.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,233
CSS custom property--colour: #797A91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#86856E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747C92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#747B90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#747E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.1Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1Gray · ΔE 13.5Dim grey · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Dark grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#919079
Analogous#798691, #847991
Triadic#91797A, #7A9179
Split complementary#918479, #869179
Tetradic#917986, #919079, #799184

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E9ED
Lighter +30%#CDCDD6
Lighter +20%#B1B2BF
Lighter +10%#9596A8
Darker −10%#616276
Darker −20%#4A4B5A
Darker −30%#33333E
Darker −40%#1C1C22
More saturated +25%#5A5EB0
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R121
G122
B145
Red121 (47.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7A · B 91

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