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Recognised as Colour

#7780AE

  • #7780AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7780AE is a blue with RGB values 119, 128, 174 and HSL 230°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7780AE#7780AE
HEX#7780AE
RGBrgb(119, 128, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.502, 0.6824
RGB percentages46.7%, 50.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(230.2, 25.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 31.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK31.6%, 26.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,726
CSS custom property--colour: #7780AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#887F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7285B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#688990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA577
Analogous#779BAE, #8A77AE
Triadic#AE7780, #80AE77
Split complementary#AE8A77, #9BAE77
Tetradic#AE779B, #AEA577, #77AE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FA
Lighter +30%#D7DAE7
Lighter +20%#B7BCD4
Lighter +10%#979EC1
Darker −10%#5A6498
Darker −20%#474F78
Darker −30%#343A58
Darker −40%#212538
More saturated +25%#5C6EC9
Less saturated −25%#929293

Channel breakdown

R119
G128
B174
Red119 (46.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue230.18°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 80 · B AE

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