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Recognised as Colour

#797AED

  • #797AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#797AED is a blue with RGB values 121, 122, 237 and HSL 239°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#797AED#797AED
HEX#797AED
RGBrgb(121, 122, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4784, 0.9294
RGB percentages47.5%, 47.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(239.5, 76.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.5, 48.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK48.9%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,325
CSS custom property--colour: #797AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#868512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#468BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C82EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D93A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDEC79
Analogous#79B4ED, #B279ED
Triadic#ED797A, #7AED79
Split complementary#EDB279, #B4ED79
Tetradic#ED79B4, #EDEC79, #79EDB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D3F9
Lighter +10%#A6A7F3
Darker −10%#4C4DE7
Darker −20%#1F21E1
Darker −30%#181AB5
Darker −40%#121388
More saturated +25%#6768FF
Less saturated −25%#8C8DDA

Channel breakdown

R121
G122
B237
Red121 (47.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue239.48°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7A · B ED

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