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Colour

#798EED

  • #798EED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#798EED is a blue with RGB values 121, 142, 237 and HSL 229°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#798EED#798EED
HEX#798EED
RGBrgb(121, 142, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5569, 0.9294
RGB percentages47.5%, 55.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.1, 76.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 48.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK48.9%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,445
CSS custom property--colour: #798EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#867112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6999F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4AA2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD879
Analogous#79C8ED, #9E79ED
Triadic#ED798E, #8EED79
Split complementary#ED9E79, #C8ED79
Tetradic#ED79C8, #EDD879, #79ED9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3DAF9
Lighter +10%#A6B4F3
Darker −10%#4C68E7
Darker −20%#1F42E1
Darker −30%#1835B5
Darker −40%#122888
More saturated +25%#6783FF
Less saturated −25%#8C9ADA

Channel breakdown

R121
G142
B237
Red121 (47.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.14°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8E · B ED

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