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Recognised as Colour

#797A94

  • #797A94
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#797A94 is a blue with RGB values 121, 122, 148 and HSL 238°, 11%, 53%. 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

#797A94#797A94
HEX#797A94
RGBrgb(121, 122, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4784, 0.5804
RGB percentages47.5%, 47.8%, 58%
HSLhsl(237.8, 11.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 18.2%, 58%)
CMYK18.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,236
CSS custom property--colour: #797A94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#86856B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#737B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#737E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.3Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Gray · ΔE 15.2Dim grey · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#949379
Analogous#798794, #867994
Triadic#94797A, #7A9479
Split complementary#948679, #889479
Tetradic#947987, #949379, #799486

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEBEF
Lighter +30%#CECED8
Lighter +20%#B2B2C1
Lighter +10%#9596AB
Darker −10%#616279
Darker −20%#4A4B5D
Darker −30%#343440
Darker −40%#1D1D24
More saturated +25%#5B5EB2
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R121
G122
B148
Red121 (47.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue237.78°
Saturation (HSL)11.2%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7A · B 94

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