Colour

#798BB8

#798BB8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#798BB8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 139, 184 and HSL 223°, 31%, 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#798BB8

RGBrgb(121, 139, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.7216

RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(222.9, 30.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 34.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK34.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,965,624

CSS custom property--colour: #798BB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

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

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#867447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8EBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7789B7no 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 25.3 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 text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8A679

Analogous#79AAB8, #8779B8

Triadic#B8798B, #8BB879

Split complementary#B88779, #AAB879

Tetradic#B879AB, #B8A679, #79B887

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#DDE2ED

Lighter +20%#BCC5DB

Lighter +10%#9AA8CA

Darker −10%#586EA6

Darker −20%#465885

Darker −30%#354263

Darker −40%#232C42

More saturated +25%#5F80D2

Less saturated −25%#93969E

Channel breakdown

R121

G139

B184

Red121 (47.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)30.73%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B B8

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