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Recognised as Colour

#79829B

  • #79829B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#79829B is a blue with RGB values 121, 130, 155 and HSL 224°, 15%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#79829B#79829B
HEX#79829B
RGBrgb(121, 130, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5098, 0.6078
RGB percentages47.5%, 51%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(224.1, 14.5%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 21.9%, 60.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 16.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,963,291
CSS custom property--colour: #79829B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#867D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B849Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#78819Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#71878Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.9Slate grey · ΔE 6.2Gray · ΔE 14.7Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B9279
Analogous#79939B, #81799B
Triadic#9B7982, #829B79
Split complementary#9B8179, #939B79
Tetradic#9B7993, #9B9279, #799B81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFF2
Lighter +30%#D1D4DC
Lighter +20%#B3B8C7
Lighter +10%#969DB1
Darker −10%#606981
Darker −20%#4A5164
Darker −30%#353946
Darker −40%#1F2229
More saturated +25%#5C74B8
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R121
G130
B155
Red121 (47.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)14.53%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 82 · B 9B

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