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Colour

#7779EC

  • #7779EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7779EC is a blue with RGB values 119, 121, 236 and HSL 239°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7779EC#7779EC
HEX#7779EC
RGBrgb(119, 121, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4745, 0.9255
RGB percentages46.7%, 47.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(239, 75.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 49.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK49.6%, 48.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,829,996
CSS custom property--colour: #7779EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#888613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#448AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3981E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4992A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEA77
Analogous#77B3EC, #B077EC
Triadic#EC7779, #79EC77
Split complementary#ECB077, #B3EC77
Tetradic#EC77B3, #ECEA77, #77ECB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D0D1F9
Lighter +10%#A4A5F2
Darker −10%#4A4DE6
Darker −20%#1F22DE
Darker −30%#191BB1
Darker −40%#131484
More saturated +25%#6467FF
Less saturated −25%#8A8CD9

Channel breakdown

R119
G121
B236
Red119 (46.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue238.97°
Saturation (HSL)75.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 79 · B EC

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