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Recognised as Colour

#797F93

  • #797F93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#797F93 is a blue with RGB values 121, 127, 147 and HSL 226°, 11%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#797F93#797F93
HEX#797F93
RGBrgb(121, 127, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.498, 0.5765
RGB percentages47.5%, 49.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(226.2, 10.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 17.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,962,515
CSS custom property--colour: #797F93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#86806C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798194no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#787E92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#738385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 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 text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.5Light slate grey · ΔE 5.1Gray · ΔE 11.7Dim grey · ΔE 14.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#938D79
Analogous#798C93, #807993
Triadic#93797F, #7F9379
Split complementary#938079, #8C9379
Tetradic#93798C, #938D79, #799380

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEBEE
Lighter +30%#CED0D7
Lighter +20%#B1B5C1
Lighter +10%#959AAA
Darker −10%#616678
Darker −20%#4A4E5C
Darker −30%#333640
Darker −40%#1D1E23
More saturated +25%#5B6FB1
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R121
G127
B147
Red121 (47.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)10.74%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7F · B 93

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