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Recognised as Colour

#797BCD

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

#797BCD is a blue with RGB values 121, 123, 205 and HSL 239°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#797BCD#797BCD
HEX#797BCD
RGBrgb(121, 123, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4824, 0.8039
RGB percentages47.5%, 48.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(238.6, 45.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 41%, 80.4%)
CMYK41%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,549
CSS custom property--colour: #797BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#868432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E86D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A80CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#608B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCB79
Analogous#79A5CD, #A179CD
Triadic#CD797B, #7BCD79
Split complementary#CDA179, #A5CD79
Tetradic#CD79A5, #CDCB79, #79CDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E9F7
Lighter +20%#C3C4E9
Lighter +10%#9EA0DB
Darker −10%#5456BF
Darker −20%#3D3FA3
Darker −30%#2F317E
Darker −40%#212259
More saturated +25%#6265E4
Less saturated −25%#9091B6

Channel breakdown

R121
G123
B205
Red121 (47.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue238.57°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7B · B CD

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