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Recognised as Colour

#797CAA

  • #797CAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#797CAA is a blue with RGB values 121, 124, 170 and HSL 236°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#797CAA#797CAA
HEX#797CAA
RGBrgb(121, 124, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(236.3, 22.4%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 28.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK28.8%, 27.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,770
CSS custom property--colour: #797CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#868355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F81ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Gray · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA779
Analogous#7995AA, #8E79AA
Triadic#AA797C, #7CAA79
Split complementary#AA8E79, #95AA79
Tetradic#AA7995, #AAA779, #79AA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6F9
Lighter +30%#D7D8E5
Lighter +20%#B7B9D2
Lighter +10%#989BBE
Darker −10%#5D6093
Darker −20%#494C74
Darker −30%#363754
Darker −40%#222335
More saturated +25%#5E64C5
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R121
G124
B170
Red121 (47.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue236.33°
Saturation (HSL)22.37%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B AA

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