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Recognised as Colour

#799AF8

  • #799AF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#799AF8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 154, 248 and HSL 224°, 90%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#799AF8#799AF8
HEX#799AF8
RGBrgb(121, 154, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6039, 0.9725
RGB percentages47.5%, 60.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(224.4, 90.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 51.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK51.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,969,528
CSS custom property--colour: #799AF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#866507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6798F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3EAEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8D779
Analogous#79D9F8, #9879F8
Triadic#F8799A, #9AF879
Split complementary#F89879, #D9F879
Tetradic#F879D9, #F8D779, #79F898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE3FD
Lighter +10%#A9BFFB
Darker −10%#4975F5
Darker −20%#1851F3
Darker −30%#0B3DCD
Darker −40%#082F9D
More saturated +25%#7297FF
Less saturated −25%#8BA2E6

Channel breakdown

R121
G154
B248
Red121 (47.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue224.41°
Saturation (HSL)90.07%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9A · B F8

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