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Recognised as Colour

#798CB8

  • #798CB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#798CB8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 140, 184 and HSL 222°, 31%, 60%. 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

#798CB8#798CB8
HEX#798CB8
RGBrgb(121, 140, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.549, 0.7216
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(221.9, 30.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 34.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK34.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,880
CSS custom property--colour: #798CB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#867347

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8FBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#788AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#66959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Gray · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A579
Analogous#79ABB8, #8679B8
Triadic#B8798C, #8CB879
Split complementary#B88679, #ABB879
Tetradic#B879AB, #B8A579, #79B886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DDE2ED
Lighter +20%#BCC5DB
Lighter +10%#9AA9CA
Darker −10%#5870A6
Darker −20%#465985
Darker −30%#354363
Darker −40%#232C42
More saturated +25%#5F82D2
Less saturated −25%#93969E

Channel breakdown

R121
G140
B184
Red121 (47.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue221.9°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8C · B B8

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