Colour

#798BB5

#798BB5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#798BB5 is a blue with RGB values 121, 139, 181 and HSL 222°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#798BB5

RGBrgb(121, 139, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.7098

RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(222, 28.8%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 33.1%, 71%)

CMYK33.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,965,621

CSS custom property--colour: #798BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#86744A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8EB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7889B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#689399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5A379

Analogous#79A9B5, #8579B5

Triadic#B5798B, #8BB579

Split complementary#B58579, #A9B579

Tetradic#B579A9, #B5A379, #79B585

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFDFE

Lighter +30%#DCE0EB

Lighter +20%#BBC4D9

Lighter +10%#9AA7C7

Darker −10%#596FA2

Darker −20%#475881

Darker −30%#354260

Darker −40%#232B3F

More saturated +25%#5F81CF

Less saturated −25%#93959B

Channel breakdown

R121

G139

B181

Red121 (47.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)28.85%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B B5

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