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Recognised as Colour

#7787A1

  • #7787A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7787A1 is a blue with RGB values 119, 135, 161 and HSL 217°, 18%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7787A1#7787A1
HEX#7787A1
RGBrgb(119, 135, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5294, 0.6314
RGB percentages46.7%, 52.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(217.1, 18.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 26.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK26.1%, 16.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,833,505
CSS custom property--colour: #7787A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#88785E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E88A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A84A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6C8C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.3Slate grey · ΔE 6.5Gray · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Dim grey · ΔE 19.5Dark grey · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19177
Analogous#779CA1, #7C77A1
Triadic#A17787, #87A177
Split complementary#A17C77, #9CA177
Tetradic#A1779C, #A19177, #77A17C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F1F4
Lighter +30%#D1D7E0
Lighter +20%#B3BCCB
Lighter +10%#95A2B6
Darker −10%#5E6E87
Darker −20%#495569
Darker −30%#343D4B
Darker −40%#1F242D
More saturated +25%#5A80BE
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R119
G135
B161
Red119 (46.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue217.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.26%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 87 · B A1

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