Recognised as Colour

#7774A2

#7774A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7774A2 is a blue with RGB values 119, 116, 162 and HSL 244°, 20%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7774A2

RGBrgb(119, 116, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4549, 0.6353

RGB percentages46.7%, 45.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(243.9, 19.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 28.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK26.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,828,642

CSS custom property--colour: #7774A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#888B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6778A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6D7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Gray · ΔE 27.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FA274

Analogous#7488A2, #8E74A2

Triadic#A27774, #74A277

Split complementary#A28E74, #88A274

Tetradic#A27488, #9FA274, #74A28E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEEF4

Lighter +30%#D1D0DF

Lighter +20%#B3B1CB

Lighter +10%#9593B6

Darker −10%#5E5B88

Darker −20%#494769

Darker −30%#34324B

Darker −40%#1F1E2C

More saturated +25%#5E57BF

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R119

G116

B162

Red119 (46.7%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue243.91°

Saturation (HSL)19.83%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 74 · B A2

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