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Colour

#798CEA

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

#798CEA is a blue with RGB values 121, 140, 234 and HSL 230°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#798CEA#798CEA
HEX#798CEA
RGBrgb(121, 140, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.549, 0.9176
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.9, 72.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 48.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK48.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,930
CSS custom property--colour: #798CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#867315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6797EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4CA0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD779
Analogous#79C5EA, #9F79EA
Triadic#EA798C, #8CEA79
Split complementary#EA9E79, #C5EA79
Tetradic#EA79C4, #EAD779, #79EA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D1D8F8
Lighter +10%#A5B2F1
Darker −10%#4D66E3
Darker −20%#2241DB
Darker −30%#1B34AF
Darker −40%#142783
More saturated +25%#667FFD
Less saturated −25%#8C99D7

Channel breakdown

R121
G140
B234
Red121 (47.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.91°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8C · B EA

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