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Recognised as Colour

#798EBE

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

#798EBE is a blue with RGB values 121, 142, 190 and HSL 222°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#798EBE#798EBE
HEX#798EBE
RGBrgb(121, 142, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5569, 0.7451
RGB percentages47.5%, 55.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(221.7, 34.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 36.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK36.3%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,398
CSS custom property--colour: #798EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#867141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E92C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#778BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA979
Analogous#79B1BE, #8779BE
Triadic#BE798E, #8EBE79
Split complementary#BE8779, #B1BE79
Tetradic#BE79B1, #BEA979, #79BE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E5F0
Lighter +20%#BEC8DF
Lighter +10%#9BABCF
Darker −10%#5771AD
Darker −20%#445A8D
Darker −30%#34446A
Darker −40%#232E48
More saturated +25%#6084D7
Less saturated −25%#9298A5

Channel breakdown

R121
G142
B190
Red121 (47.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)34.67%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8E · B BE

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