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Recognised as Colour

#799FF7

  • #799FF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#799FF7 is a blue with RGB values 121, 159, 247 and HSL 222°, 89%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#799FF7#799FF7
HEX#799FF7
RGBrgb(121, 159, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6235, 0.9686
RGB percentages47.5%, 62.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(221.9, 88.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 51%, 96.9%)
CMYK51%, 35.6%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,807
CSS custom property--colour: #799FF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#866008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA7FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9CF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 29.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7D179
Analogous#79DEF7, #9279F7
Triadic#F7799F, #9FF779
Split complementary#F79279, #DEF779
Tetradic#F779DE, #F7D179, #79F792

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E4FD
Lighter +10%#A9C1FA
Darker −10%#497DF4
Darker −20%#195AF1
Darker −30%#0C46CB
Darker −40%#09359B
More saturated +25%#719CFF
Less saturated −25%#8BA6E5

Channel breakdown

R121
G159
B247
Red121 (47.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue221.9°
Saturation (HSL)88.73%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9F · B F7

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