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Recognised as Colour

#798AC5

  • #798AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#798AC5 is a blue with RGB values 121, 138, 197 and HSL 227°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#798AC5#798AC5
HEX#798AC5
RGBrgb(121, 138, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5412, 0.7725
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(226.6, 39.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 38.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK38.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,381
CSS custom property--colour: #798AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#86753A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7690C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7089C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#61969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B479
Analogous#79B0C5, #8E79C5
Triadic#C5798A, #8AC579
Split complementary#C58E79, #B0C579
Tetradic#C579B0, #C5B479, #79C58E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E7F3
Lighter +20%#C0C8E4
Lighter +10%#9DA9D4
Darker −10%#556BB6
Darker −20%#415497
Darker −30%#324073
Darker −40%#222D50
More saturated +25%#617DDD
Less saturated −25%#9197AD

Channel breakdown

R121
G138
B197
Red121 (47.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue226.58°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8A · B C5

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