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Recognised as Colour

#799CE9

  • #799CE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#799CE9 is a blue with RGB values 121, 156, 233 and HSL 221°, 72%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#799CE9#799CE9
HEX#799CE9
RGBrgb(121, 156, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6118, 0.9137
RGB percentages47.5%, 61.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(221.3, 71.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 48.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK48.1%, 33%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,025
CSS custom property--colour: #799CE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#866316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7398E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#4AACB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9C679
Analogous#79D4E9, #8E79E9
Triadic#E9799C, #9CE979
Split complementary#E98E79, #D4E979
Tetradic#E979D4, #E9C679, #79E98E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#D1DDF7
Lighter +10%#A5BCF0
Darker −10%#4D7CE2
Darker −20%#245CD8
Darker −30%#1C49AD
Darker −40%#153781
More saturated +25%#6695FD
Less saturated −25%#8DA3D6

Channel breakdown

R121
G156
B233
Red121 (47.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)71.79%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9C · B E9

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