Recognised as Colour

#797C8F

#797C8F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#797C8F is a blue with RGB values 121, 124, 143 and HSL 232°, 9%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#797C8F#797C8F

HEX#797C8F

RGBrgb(121, 124, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.5608

RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(231.8, 8.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 15.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK15.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,743

CSS custom property--colour: #797C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#868370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777E90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#767C8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#747F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 11.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F8C79

Analogous#79878F, #81798F

Triadic#8F797C, #7C8F79

Split complementary#8F8179, #878F79

Tetradic#8F7987, #8F8C79, #798F81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8E9EC

Lighter +30%#CCCDD5

Lighter +20%#B1B2BD

Lighter +10%#9597A6

Darker −10%#616474

Darker −20%#4A4C58

Darker −30%#33343C

Darker −40%#1B1C21

More saturated +25%#5A66AE

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R121

G124

B143

Red121 (47.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue231.82°

Saturation (HSL)8.94%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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