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Recognised as Colour

#798CE3

  • #798CE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#798CE3 is a blue with RGB values 121, 140, 227 and HSL 229°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#798CE3#798CE3
HEX#798CE3
RGBrgb(121, 140, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.549, 0.8902
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(229.2, 65.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 46.7%, 89%)
CMYK46.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,923
CSS custom property--colour: #798CE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#86731C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B96E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#618DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#519EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D079
Analogous#79C1E3, #9B79E3
Triadic#E3798C, #8CE379
Split complementary#E39B79, #C1E379
Tetradic#E379C1, #E3D079, #79E39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FD
Lighter +20%#CDD4F5
Lighter +10%#A3B0EC
Darker −10%#4F68DA
Darker −20%#2B47CB
Darker −30%#2239A1
Darker −40%#192A77
More saturated +25%#657FF7
Less saturated −25%#8D99CF

Channel breakdown

R121
G140
B227
Red121 (47.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue229.25°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8C · B E3

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