Recognised as Colour

#7770BA

#7770BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7770BA is a blue with RGB values 119, 112, 186 and HSL 246°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7770BA#7770BA

HEX#7770BA

RGBrgb(119, 112, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4392, 0.7294

RGB percentages46.7%, 43.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(245.7, 34.9%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 39.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK36%, 39.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,827,642

CSS custom property--colour: #7770BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#888F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#587BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5777B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#657E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.6 Royal blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3BA70

Analogous#708EBA, #9C70BA

Triadic#BA7770, #70BA77

Split complementary#BA9C70, #8EBA70

Tetradic#BA708E, #B3BA70, #70BA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFAFC

Lighter +30%#D9D7EC

Lighter +20%#B8B5DB

Lighter +10%#9892CB

Darker −10%#5950A7

Darker −20%#464084

Darker −30%#342F62

Darker −40%#221F3F

More saturated +25%#6255D4

Less saturated −25%#8C8B9F

Channel breakdown

R119

G112

B186

Red119 (46.7%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue245.68°

Saturation (HSL)34.91%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 70 · B BA

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