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Recognised as Colour

#7787CA

  • #7787CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7787CA is a blue with RGB values 119, 135, 202 and HSL 228°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7787CA#7787CA
HEX#7787CA
RGBrgb(119, 135, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5294, 0.7922
RGB percentages46.7%, 52.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(228.4, 43.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 41.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,833,546
CSS custom property--colour: #7787CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#887835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6987C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5C949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABA77
Analogous#77B1CA, #9077CA
Triadic#CA7787, #87CA77
Split complementary#CA9077, #B1CA77
Tetradic#CA77B1, #CABA77, #77CA90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E8F5
Lighter +20%#C0C8E7
Lighter +10%#9CA7D8
Darker −10%#5267BC
Darker −20%#3D509E
Darker −30%#2F3D79
Darker −40%#212B54
More saturated +25%#5F78E2
Less saturated −25%#8F96B2

Channel breakdown

R119
G135
B202
Red119 (46.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue228.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.92%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 87 · B CA

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