Recognised as Colour

#7780A9

#7780A9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7780A9 is a blue with RGB values 119, 128, 169 and HSL 229°, 23%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7780A9

RGBrgb(119, 128, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.502, 0.6627

RGB percentages46.7%, 50.2%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(229.2, 22.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 29.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK29.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,831,721

CSS custom property--colour: #7780A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#887F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7484ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7080A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6A888Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9A077

Analogous#7799A9, #8777A9

Triadic#A97780, #80A977

Split complementary#A98777, #99A977

Tetradic#A97799, #A9A077, #77A987

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5F8

Lighter +30%#D5D8E4

Lighter +20%#B5BAD1

Lighter +10%#969DBD

Darker −10%#5C6591

Darker −20%#485072

Darker −30%#343A53

Darker −40%#212433

More saturated +25%#5B6EC5

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R119

G128

B169

Red119 (46.7%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue229.2°

Saturation (HSL)22.52%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 80 · B A9

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Colour harmonies

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