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Colour

#799BFF

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

#799BFF is a blue with RGB values 121, 155, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#799BFF#799BFF
HEX#799BFF
RGBrgb(121, 155, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6078, 1
RGB percentages47.5%, 60.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.8, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 39.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,969,791
CSS custom property--colour: #799BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#866400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#639AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#35B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDD79
Analogous#79DEFF, #9A79FF
Triadic#FF799B, #9BFF79
Split complementary#FF9A79, #DEFF79
Tetradic#FF79DE, #FFDD79, #79FF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE7FF
Lighter +10%#ACC1FF
Darker −10%#4675FF
Darker −20%#134FFF
Darker −30%#0039DF
Darker −40%#002CAC
More saturated +25%#799BFF
Less saturated −25%#8AA3EE

Channel breakdown

R121
G155
B255
Red121 (47.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9B · B FF

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