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Recognised as Colour

#797BBD

  • #797BBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#797BBD is a blue with RGB values 121, 123, 189 and HSL 238°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#797BBD#797BBD
HEX#797BBD
RGBrgb(121, 123, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4824, 0.7412
RGB percentages47.5%, 48.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(238.2, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK36%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,533
CSS custom property--colour: #797BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#868442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6683C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#637FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#668893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Plum · ΔE 29Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDBB79
Analogous#799DBD, #9979BD
Triadic#BD797B, #7BBD79
Split complementary#BD9979, #9DBD79
Tetradic#BD799D, #BDBB79, #79BD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0EF
Lighter +20%#BDBEDF
Lighter +10%#9B9DCE
Darker −10%#5759AC
Darker −20%#45478B
Darker −30%#343569
Darker −40%#232447
More saturated +25%#6063D6
Less saturated −25%#9293A4

Channel breakdown

R121
G123
B189
Red121 (47.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue238.24°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7B · B BD

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