Recognised as Colour

#798DA0

#798DA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#798DA0 is a blue with RGB values 121, 141, 160 and HSL 209°, 17%, 55%. 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

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HEX#798DA0

RGBrgb(121, 141, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5529, 0.6275

RGB percentages47.5%, 55.3%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(209.2, 17%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 24.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK24.4%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,966,112

CSS custom property--colour: #798DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#86725F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8189A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#6E9193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.3 Slate grey · ΔE 5.2 Gray · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 18 Dim grey · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.28, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A08C79

Analogous#79A09F, #797AA0

Triadic#A0798D, #8DA079

Split complementary#A0797A, #A09F79

Tetradic#9F79A0, #A08C79, #7AA079

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F3F5

Lighter +30%#D3D9DF

Lighter +20%#B5C0CA

Lighter +10%#97A6B5

Darker −10%#5F7487

Darker −20%#4A5A69

Darker −30%#35404B

Darker −40%#20272D

More saturated +25%#5C8EBD

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R121

G141

B160

Red121 (47.5%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue209.23°

Saturation (HSL)17.03%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 8D · B A0

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