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Colour

#7781B3

  • #7781B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7781B3 is a blue with RGB values 119, 129, 179 and HSL 230°, 28%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7781B3#7781B3
HEX#7781B3
RGBrgb(119, 129, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5059, 0.702
RGB percentages46.7%, 50.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(230, 28.3%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 33.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK33.5%, 27.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,987
CSS custom property--colour: #7781B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#887E4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7286B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D81B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#668B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A977
Analogous#779FB3, #8B77B3
Triadic#B37781, #81B377
Split complementary#B38B77, #9FB377
Tetradic#B3779F, #B3A977, #77B38B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFC
Lighter +30%#D9DCEA
Lighter +20%#B8BED8
Lighter +10%#989FC5
Darker −10%#59649E
Darker −20%#46507E
Darker −30%#343B5D
Darker −40%#22263C
More saturated +25%#5C6FCE
Less saturated −25%#929398

Channel breakdown

R119
G129
B179
Red119 (46.7%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 81 · B B3

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