Colour

#7775AB

#7775AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7775AB is a blue with RGB values 119, 117, 171 and HSL 242°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7775AB

RGBrgb(119, 117, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4588, 0.6706

RGB percentages46.7%, 45.9%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(242.2, 24.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 31.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK30.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,828,907

CSS custom property--colour: #7775AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#888A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#667CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6479AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6A7F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Plum · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9AB75

Analogous#758EAB, #9275AB

Triadic#AB7775, #75AB77

Split complementary#AB9275, #8EAB75

Tetradic#AB758E, #A9AB75, #75AB92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F4F8

Lighter +30%#D5D4E5

Lighter +20%#B5B4D2

Lighter +10%#9695BE

Darker −10%#5C5A93

Darker −20%#484674

Darker −30%#343354

Darker −40%#212034

More saturated +25%#5D59C7

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R119

G117

B171

Red119 (46.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue242.22°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 75 · B AB

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