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Colour

#7786DE

  • #7786DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7786DE is a blue with RGB values 119, 134, 222 and HSL 231°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7786DE#7786DE
HEX#7786DE
RGBrgb(119, 134, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5255, 0.8706
RGB percentages46.7%, 52.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(231.3, 60.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 46.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK46.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,833,310
CSS custom property--colour: #7786DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#887921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6591E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C88DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5198A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECF77
Analogous#77B9DE, #9C77DE
Triadic#DE7786, #86DE77
Split complementary#DE9C77, #BADE77
Tetradic#DE77B9, #DECF77, #77DE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4FC
Lighter +20%#C9CFF2
Lighter +10%#A0ABE8
Darker −10%#4E61D4
Darker −20%#2F44C0
Darker −30%#253597
Darker −40%#1B276E
More saturated +25%#6277F3
Less saturated −25%#8C95C9

Channel breakdown

R119
G134
B222
Red119 (46.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue231.26°
Saturation (HSL)60.95%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 86 · B DE

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