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Colour

#799DB0

  • #799DB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#799DB0 is a blue with RGB values 121, 157, 176 and HSL 201°, 26%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#799DB0#799DB0
HEX#799DB0
RGBrgb(121, 157, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6157, 0.6902
RGB percentages47.5%, 61.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(200.7, 25.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 31.3%, 69%)
CMYK31.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,224
CSS custom property--colour: #799DB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#86624F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C95B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#67A2A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.1Gray · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B08C79
Analogous#79B0A8, #7981B0
Triadic#B0799D, #9DB079
Split complementary#B07981, #B0A879
Tetradic#A879B0, #B08C79, #81B079

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFC
Lighter +30%#D9E3E9
Lighter +20%#B9CCD6
Lighter +10%#99B4C3
Darker −10%#5B859B
Darker −20%#48697B
Darker −30%#354E5B
Darker −40%#22323B
More saturated +25%#5EA5CB
Less saturated −25%#949595

Channel breakdown

R121
G157
B176
Red121 (47.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue200.73°
Saturation (HSL)25.82%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9D · B B0

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