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Recognised as Colour

#797C9C

  • #797C9C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#797C9C is a blue with RGB values 121, 124, 156 and HSL 235°, 15%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#797C9C#797C9C
HEX#797C9C
RGBrgb(121, 124, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.6118
RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(234.9, 15%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 22.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK22.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,756
CSS custom property--colour: #797C9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#868363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#727D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#718287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 18.6Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C9979
Analogous#798E9C, #88799C
Triadic#9C797C, #7C9C79
Split complementary#9C8879, #8E9C79
Tetradic#9C798E, #9C9979, #799C88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFF3
Lighter +30%#D1D2DD
Lighter +20%#B4B5C7
Lighter +10%#9699B2
Darker −10%#606382
Darker −20%#4A4D65
Darker −30%#353647
Darker −40%#1F202A
More saturated +25%#5C64B9
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R121
G124
B156
Red121 (47.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue234.86°
Saturation (HSL)15.02%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B 9C

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