Recognised as Colour

#797CEA

#797CEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#797CEA is a blue with RGB values 121, 124, 234 and HSL 238°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#797CEA

RGBrgb(121, 124, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.9176

RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(238.4, 72.9%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 48.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK48.3%, 47%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,834

CSS custom property--colour: #797CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#868315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C8CEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#4383E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4F94A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Royal blue · ΔE 12.6 Slate blue · ΔE 14 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAE779

Analogous#79B5EA, #AE79EA

Triadic#EA797C, #7CEA79

Split complementary#EAAE79, #B5EA79

Tetradic#EA79B5, #EAE779, #79EAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFF

Lighter +20%#D1D2F8

Lighter +10%#A5A7F1

Darker −10%#4D51E3

Darker −20%#2227DB

Darker −30%#1B1FAF

Darker −40%#141783

More saturated +25%#666AFD

Less saturated −25%#8C8ED7

Channel breakdown

R121

G124

B234

Red121 (47.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue238.41°

Saturation (HSL)72.9%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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