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Recognised as Colour

#797DDB

  • #797DDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#797DDB is a blue with RGB values 121, 125, 219 and HSL 238°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#797DDB#797DDB
HEX#797DDB
RGBrgb(121, 125, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4902, 0.8588
RGB percentages47.5%, 49%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(237.6, 57.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 44.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK44.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,962,075
CSS custom property--colour: #797DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#868224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5282D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5890A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD779
Analogous#79AEDB, #A679DB
Triadic#DB797D, #7DDB79
Split complementary#DBA679, #AEDB79
Tetradic#DB79AE, #DBD779, #79DBA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F2FB
Lighter +20%#C9CBF1
Lighter +10%#A1A4E6
Darker −10%#5156D0
Darker −20%#3238BC
Darker −30%#282C93
Darker −40%#1D206B
More saturated +25%#6469F0
Less saturated −25%#8E91C6

Channel breakdown

R121
G125
B219
Red121 (47.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue237.55°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7D · B DB

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