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Recognised as Colour

#797EA6

  • #797EA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#797EA6 is a blue with RGB values 121, 126, 166 and HSL 233°, 20%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#797EA6#797EA6
HEX#797EA6
RGBrgb(121, 126, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4941, 0.651
RGB percentages47.5%, 49.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(233.3, 20.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 27.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK27.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,962,278
CSS custom property--colour: #797EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#868159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7382A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#707FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6E858Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 23.1Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6A179
Analogous#7994A6, #8B79A6
Triadic#A6797E, #7EA679
Split complementary#A68B79, #94A679
Tetradic#A67994, #A6A179, #79A68B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4F7
Lighter +30%#D5D7E3
Lighter +20%#B6B9CF
Lighter +10%#989CBA
Darker −10%#5E638E
Darker −20%#4A4E6F
Darker −30%#353851
Darker −40%#212332
More saturated +25%#5D68C2
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R121
G126
B166
Red121 (47.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)20.18%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7E · B A6

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