Recognised as Colour

#798D9C

#798D9C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#798D9C is a blue with RGB values 121, 141, 156 and HSL 206°, 15%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#798D9C#798D9C

HEX#798D9C

RGBrgb(121, 141, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5529, 0.6118

RGB percentages47.5%, 55.3%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(205.7, 15%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 22.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK22.4%, 9.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,966,108

CSS custom property--colour: #798D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#867263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#82899Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6F9192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.3 Slate grey · ΔE 5 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 16 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.34, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C8879

Analogous#799C9A, #797C9C

Triadic#9C798D, #8D9C79

Split complementary#9C797C, #9C9A79

Tetradic#9A799C, #9C8879, #7C9C79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF1F3

Lighter +30%#D1D8DD

Lighter +20%#B4BFC7

Lighter +10%#96A6B2

Darker −10%#607382

Darker −20%#4A5965

Darker −30%#353F47

Darker −40%#1F252A

More saturated +25%#5C91B9

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R121

G141

B156

Red121 (47.5%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue205.71°

Saturation (HSL)15.02%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 8D · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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