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Recognised as Colour

#79859F

  • #79859F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#79859F is a blue with RGB values 121, 133, 159 and HSL 221°, 17%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#79859F#79859F
HEX#79859F
RGBrgb(121, 133, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5216, 0.6235
RGB percentages47.5%, 52.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(221.1, 16.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 23.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK23.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,063
CSS custom property--colour: #79859F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#867A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D87A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A839Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6F8A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.7Slate grey · ΔE 6.5Gray · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F9379
Analogous#79989F, #80799F
Triadic#9F7985, #859F79
Split complementary#9F8079, #989F79
Tetradic#9F7998, #9F9379, #799F80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F1F4
Lighter +30%#D2D6DF
Lighter +20%#B4BBCA
Lighter +10%#97A0B4
Darker −10%#606C85
Darker −20%#4A5468
Darker −30%#353C4A
Darker −40%#20242C
More saturated +25%#5C7ABC
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R121
G133
B159
Red121 (47.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)16.52%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 85 · B 9F

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