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Recognised as Colour

#798FFC

  • #798FFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#798FFC is a blue with RGB values 121, 143, 252 and HSL 230°, 96%, 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#798FFC#798FFC
HEX#798FFC
RGBrgb(121, 143, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5608, 0.9882
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(229.9, 95.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 52%, 98.8%)
CMYK52%, 43.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,966,716
CSS custom property--colour: #798FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#867003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5291FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3CA7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE679
Analogous#79D0FC, #A579FC
Triadic#FC798F, #8FFC79
Split complementary#FCA579, #D0FC79
Tetradic#FC79D0, #FCE679, #79FCA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE2FE
Lighter +10%#ABB9FD
Darker −10%#4765FB
Darker −20%#153CFA
Darker −30%#0528D7
Darker −40%#041FA5
More saturated +25%#768DFF
Less saturated −25%#8A9AEB

Channel breakdown

R121
G143
B252
Red121 (47.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue229.92°
Saturation (HSL)95.62%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8F · B FC

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