Colour

#7786EC

#7786EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7786EC is a blue with RGB values 119, 134, 236 and HSL 232°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7786EC#7786EC

HEX#7786EC

RGBrgb(119, 134, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5255, 0.9255

RGB percentages46.7%, 52.5%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(232.3, 75.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 49.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK49.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,833,324

CSS custom property--colour: #7786EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#887913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C93F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5189EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#479CAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Royal blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECDD77

Analogous#77C0EC, #A377EC

Triadic#EC7786, #86EC77

Split complementary#ECA377, #C0EC77

Tetradic#EC77C0, #ECDD77, #77ECA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFF

Lighter +20%#D0D6F9

Lighter +10%#A4AEF2

Darker −10%#4A5EE6

Darker −20%#1F37DE

Darker −30%#192CB1

Darker −40%#132184

More saturated +25%#6478FF

Less saturated −25%#8A94D9

Channel breakdown

R119

G134

B236

Red119 (46.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue232.31°

Saturation (HSL)75.48%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 86 · B EC

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