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Colour

#798DBB

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

#798DBB is a blue with RGB values 121, 141, 187 and HSL 222°, 33%, 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

#798DBB#798DBB
HEX#798DBB
RGBrgb(121, 141, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5529, 0.7333
RGB percentages47.5%, 55.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.8, 32.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 35.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK35.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,139
CSS custom property--colour: #798DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#867244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E90BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#788BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#65969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA779
Analogous#79AEBB, #8679BB
Triadic#BB798D, #8DBB79
Split complementary#BB8679, #AEBB79
Tetradic#BB79AE, #BBA779, #79BB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE3EF
Lighter +20%#BDC7DD
Lighter +10%#9BAACC
Darker −10%#5770AA
Darker −20%#455A89
Darker −30%#344467
Darker −40%#232D45
More saturated +25%#6083D4
Less saturated −25%#9297A2

Channel breakdown

R121
G141
B187
Red121 (47.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8D · B BB

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