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Recognised as Colour

#798FA8

  • #798FA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#798FA8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 143, 168 and HSL 212°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#798FA8#798FA8
HEX#798FA8
RGBrgb(121, 143, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5608, 0.6588
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(211.9, 21.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 28%, 65.9%)
CMYK28%, 14.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,632
CSS custom property--colour: #798FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#867057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868FA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#808BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6C9597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.3Slate grey · ΔE 7.7Gray · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89279
Analogous#79A6A8, #7B79A8
Triadic#A8798F, #8FA879
Split complementary#A87A79, #A7A879
Tetradic#A879A6, #A89279, #79A87A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6F8
Lighter +30%#D6DDE4
Lighter +20%#B7C3D0
Lighter +10%#98A9BC
Darker −10%#5E7590
Darker −20%#4A5C71
Darker −30%#364352
Darker −40%#212A34
More saturated +25%#5D8DC4
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R121
G143
B168
Red121 (47.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue211.91°
Saturation (HSL)21.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8F · B A8

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