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Recognised as Colour

#798BB6

  • #798BB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#798BB6 is a blue with RGB values 121, 139, 182 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

#798BB6#798BB6
HEX#798BB6
RGBrgb(121, 139, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.7137
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(222.3, 29.5%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 33.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK33.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,622
CSS custom property--colour: #798BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#867449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8EB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7789B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#67949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 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 text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6A479
Analogous#79A9B6, #8679B6
Triadic#B6798B, #8BB679
Split complementary#B68679, #A9B679
Tetradic#B679A9, #B6A479, #79B686

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DCE1EC
Lighter +20%#BBC4DA
Lighter +10%#9AA8C8
Darker −10%#596FA3
Darker −20%#475882
Darker −30%#354261
Darker −40%#232C40
More saturated +25%#5F80D0
Less saturated −25%#93969C

Channel breakdown

R121
G139
B182
Red121 (47.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue222.3°
Saturation (HSL)29.47%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B B6

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