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Recognised as Colour

#798FDE

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

#798FDE is a blue with RGB values 121, 143, 222 and HSL 227°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#798FDE#798FDE
HEX#798FDE
RGBrgb(121, 143, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5608, 0.8706
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(226.9, 60.5%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 45.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK45.5%, 35.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,686
CSS custom property--colour: #798FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#867021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7297E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#698FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#549FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Plum · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC879
Analogous#79C2DE, #9679DE
Triadic#DE798F, #8FDE79
Split complementary#DE9679, #C2DE79
Tetradic#DE79C2, #DEC879, #79DE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FC
Lighter +20%#CBD3F2
Lighter +10%#A2B1E8
Darker −10%#506DD4
Darker −20%#304FC1
Darker −30%#263F98
Darker −40%#1B2E70
More saturated +25%#6483F3
Less saturated −25%#8E9BC9

Channel breakdown

R121
G143
B222
Red121 (47.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue226.93°
Saturation (HSL)60.48%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8F · B DE

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