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Colour

#7778FF

  • #7778FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7778FF is a blue with RGB values 119, 120, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7778FF#7778FF
HEX#7778FF
RGBrgb(119, 120, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4706, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 47.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.6, 100%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 53.3%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,829,759
CSS custom property--colour: #7778FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#888700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#288DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0583FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3797B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.1Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFE77
Analogous#77BCFF, #BA77FF
Triadic#FF7778, #78FF77
Split complementary#FFBA77, #BCFF77
Tetradic#FF77BC, #FFFE77, #77FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDDFF
Lighter +10%#AAABFF
Darker −10%#4445FF
Darker −20%#1113FF
Darker −30%#0002DD
Darker −40%#0001AA
More saturated +25%#7778FF
Less saturated −25%#8889EE

Channel breakdown

R119
G120
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 78 · B FF

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