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Recognised as Colour

#798BC0

  • #798BC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#798BC0 is a blue with RGB values 121, 139, 192 and HSL 225°, 36%, 61%. 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

#798BC0#798BC0
HEX#798BC0
RGBrgb(121, 139, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.7529
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(224.8, 36%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 37%, 75.3%)
CMYK37%, 27.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,632
CSS custom property--colour: #798BC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#86743F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7990C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#738ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#63969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0AE79
Analogous#79AFC0, #8B79C0
Triadic#C0798B, #8BC079
Split complementary#C08B79, #AFC079
Tetradic#C079AF, #C0AE79, #79C08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5F1
Lighter +20%#BEC7E1
Lighter +10%#9CA9D0
Darker −10%#566DB0
Darker −20%#435790
Darker −30%#33426D
Darker −40%#232D4A
More saturated +25%#607FD9
Less saturated −25%#9297A7

Channel breakdown

R121
G139
B192
Red121 (47.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue224.79°
Saturation (HSL)36.04%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B C0

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