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Recognised as Colour

#799EA3

  • #799EA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#799EA3 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 158, 163 and HSL 187°, 19%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#799EA3#799EA3
HEX#799EA3
RGBrgb(121, 158, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6196, 0.6392
RGB percentages47.5%, 62%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(187.1, 18.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 25.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK25.8%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,467
CSS custom property--colour: #799EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#86615C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989BA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6BA19Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37E79
Analogous#79A393, #7989A3
Triadic#A3799E, #9EA379
Split complementary#A37989, #A39379
Tetradic#9379A3, #A37E79, #89A379

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6F6
Lighter +30%#D4E0E1
Lighter +20%#B5CACD
Lighter +10%#97B4B8
Darker −10%#5F858A
Darker −20%#4A686C
Darker −30%#354B4E
Darker −40%#212E2F
More saturated +25%#5DB4BF
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R121
G158
B163
Red121 (47.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue187.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.58%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9E · B A3

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