Colour

#798BB7

#798BB7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#798BB7 is a blue with RGB values 121, 139, 183 and HSL 223°, 30%, 60%. 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#798BB7

RGBrgb(121, 139, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.7176

RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(222.6, 30.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 33.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK33.9%, 24%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,965,623

CSS custom property--colour: #798BB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#867448

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7789B6no 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 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7A579

Analogous#79AAB7, #8679B7

Triadic#B7798B, #8BB779

Split complementary#B78679, #AAB779

Tetradic#B779AA, #B7A579, #79B786

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#DDE1EC

Lighter +20%#BBC4DB

Lighter +10%#9AA8C9

Darker −10%#586FA5

Darker −20%#475883

Darker −30%#354262

Darker −40%#232C41

More saturated +25%#5F80D1

Less saturated −25%#93969D

Channel breakdown

R121

G139

B183

Red121 (47.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue222.58°

Saturation (HSL)30.1%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B B7

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