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Recognised as Colour

#798FCD

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

#798FCD is a blue with RGB values 121, 143, 205 and HSL 224°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#798FCD#798FCD
HEX#798FCD
RGBrgb(121, 143, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5608, 0.8039
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(224.3, 45.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 41%, 80.4%)
CMYK41%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,669
CSS custom property--colour: #798FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#867032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A95D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#728DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5D9CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB779
Analogous#79B9CD, #8D79CD
Triadic#CD798F, #8FCD79
Split complementary#CD8D79, #B9CD79
Tetradic#CD79B9, #CDB779, #79CD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8ECF7
Lighter +20%#C3CDE9
Lighter +10%#9EAEDB
Darker −10%#5470BF
Darker −20%#3D58A3
Darker −30%#2F447E
Darker −40%#213059
More saturated +25%#6284E4
Less saturated −25%#909AB6

Channel breakdown

R121
G143
B205
Red121 (47.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue224.29°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8F · B CD

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