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Recognised as Colour

#7785AE

  • #7785AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7785AE is a blue with RGB values 119, 133, 174 and HSL 225°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7785AE#7785AE
HEX#7785AE
RGBrgb(119, 133, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5216, 0.6824
RGB percentages46.7%, 52.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(224.7, 25.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 31.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK31.6%, 23.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,833,006
CSS custom property--colour: #7785AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#887A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7888B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7484ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#688D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA077
Analogous#77A1AE, #8577AE
Triadic#AE7785, #85AE77
Split complementary#AE8577, #A0AE77
Tetradic#AE77A0, #AEA077, #77AE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FA
Lighter +30%#D7DBE7
Lighter +20%#B7BED4
Lighter +10%#97A2C1
Darker −10%#5A6A98
Darker −20%#475478
Darker −30%#343D58
Darker −40%#212738
More saturated +25%#5C78C9
Less saturated −25%#929293

Channel breakdown

R119
G133
B174
Red119 (46.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue224.73°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 85 · B AE

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