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Recognised as Colour

#799ED7

  • #799ED7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#799ED7 is a blue with RGB values 121, 158, 215 and HSL 216°, 54%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#799ED7#799ED7
HEX#799ED7
RGBrgb(121, 158, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6196, 0.8431
RGB percentages47.5%, 62%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(216.4, 54%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 43.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK43.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,519
CSS custom property--colour: #799ED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#866128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A1DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E98D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#56AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B279
Analogous#79CDD7, #8379D7
Triadic#D7799E, #9ED779
Split complementary#D78379, #CDD779
Tetradic#D779CD, #D7B279, #79D783

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF3FA
Lighter +20%#C8D7EE
Lighter +10%#A0BAE3
Darker −10%#5282CB
Darker −20%#3668B4
Darker −30%#2A518D
Darker −40%#1E3A66
More saturated +25%#6399ED
Less saturated −25%#8FA3C1

Channel breakdown

R121
G158
B215
Red121 (47.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue216.38°
Saturation (HSL)54.02%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9E · B D7

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