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Recognised as Colour

#7787AD

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

#7787AD is a blue with RGB values 119, 135, 173 and HSL 222°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7787AD#7787AD
HEX#7787AD
RGBrgb(119, 135, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5294, 0.6784
RGB percentages46.7%, 52.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(222.2, 24.8%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 31.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK31.2%, 22%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,833,517
CSS custom property--colour: #7787AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#887852

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7685ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#688F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9D77
Analogous#77A2AD, #8277AD
Triadic#AD7787, #87AD77
Split complementary#AD8277, #A2AD77
Tetradic#AD77A2, #AD9D77, #77AD82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FA
Lighter +30%#D6DBE7
Lighter +20%#B7BFD3
Lighter +10%#97A3C0
Darker −10%#5B6C96
Darker −20%#475577
Darker −30%#343E57
Darker −40%#212837
More saturated +25%#5C7CC8
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R119
G135
B173
Red119 (46.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)24.77%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 87 · B AD

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