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Recognised as Colour

#798FFA

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

#798FFA is a blue with RGB values 121, 143, 250 and HSL 230°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#798FFA#798FFA
HEX#798FFA
RGBrgb(121, 143, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5608, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.8, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 42.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,714
CSS custom property--colour: #798FFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#867005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629CFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5491F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#3EA6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE479
Analogous#79CFFA, #A479FA
Triadic#FA798F, #8FFA79
Split complementary#FAA379, #D0FA79
Tetradic#FA79CF, #FAE479, #79FAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE1FE
Lighter +10%#AAB8FC
Darker −10%#4866F8
Darker −20%#173DF6
Darker −30%#082AD2
Darker −40%#0620A1
More saturated +25%#748CFF
Less saturated −25%#8A9AE9

Channel breakdown

R121
G143
B250
Red121 (47.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.77°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8F · B FA

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