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Colour

#798DB9

  • #798DB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#798DB9 is a blue with RGB values 121, 141, 185 and HSL 221°, 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

#798DB9#798DB9
HEX#798DB9
RGBrgb(121, 141, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5529, 0.7255
RGB percentages47.5%, 55.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(221.3, 31.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 34.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK34.6%, 23.8%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,137
CSS custom property--colour: #798DB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#867246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E90BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#788AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#66969Cno 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 text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A579
Analogous#79ADB9, #8579B9
Triadic#B9798D, #8DB979
Split complementary#B98579, #ADB979
Tetradic#B979AD, #B9A579, #79B985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE3EE
Lighter +20%#BCC6DC
Lighter +10%#9BAACB
Darker −10%#5871A8
Darker −20%#465A86
Darker −30%#354465
Darker −40%#232D43
More saturated +25%#6083D3
Less saturated −25%#9397A0

Channel breakdown

R121
G141
B185
Red121 (47.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8D · B B9

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