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Colour

#798FBC

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

#798FBC is a blue with RGB values 121, 143, 188 and HSL 220°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#798FBC#798FBC
HEX#798FBC
RGBrgb(121, 143, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5608, 0.7373
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.3, 33.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 35.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK35.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,652
CSS custom property--colour: #798FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#867043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8092BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#798CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#65989Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA679
Analogous#79B1BC, #8479BC
Triadic#BC798F, #8FBC79
Split complementary#BC8479, #B1BC79
Tetradic#BC79B1, #BCA679, #79BC84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EF
Lighter +20%#BDC8DE
Lighter +10%#9BABCD
Darker −10%#5773AB
Darker −20%#455C8A
Darker −30%#344568
Darker −40%#232E46
More saturated +25%#6086D5
Less saturated −25%#9298A3

Channel breakdown

R121
G143
B188
Red121 (47.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.3°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8F · B BC

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