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Recognised as Colour

#797F95

  • #797F95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#797F95 is a blue with RGB values 121, 127, 149 and HSL 227°, 12%, 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

#797F95#797F95
HEX#797F95
RGBrgb(121, 127, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.498, 0.5843
RGB percentages47.5%, 49.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(227.1, 11.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 18.8%, 58.4%)
CMYK18.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,962,517
CSS custom property--colour: #797F95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 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#86806A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798196no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#777F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#738386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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

Slate grey · ΔE 5.2Light slate grey · ΔE 5.7Gray · ΔE 12.8Dim grey · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#958F79
Analogous#798D95, #817995
Triadic#95797F, #7F9579
Split complementary#958179, #8D9579
Tetradic#95798D, #958F79, #799581

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBECEF
Lighter +30%#CED1D9
Lighter +20%#B2B5C2
Lighter +10%#959AAC
Darker −10%#61667A
Darker −20%#4A4E5E
Darker −30%#343741
Darker −40%#1D1F25
More saturated +25%#5B6EB3
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R121
G127
B149
Red121 (47.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)11.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7F · B 95

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