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Recognised as Colour

#7787DC

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

#7787DC is a blue with RGB values 119, 135, 220 and HSL 230°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7787DC#7787DC
HEX#7787DC
RGBrgb(119, 135, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5294, 0.8627
RGB percentages46.7%, 52.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(230.5, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,833,564
CSS custom property--colour: #7787DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#887823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6791DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E89DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5299A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCC77
Analogous#77BADC, #9977DC
Triadic#DC7787, #87DC77
Split complementary#DC9A77, #BADC77
Tetradic#DC77BA, #DCCC77, #77DC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F2FB
Lighter +20%#C8CFF1
Lighter +10%#A0ABE6
Darker −10%#4E63D2
Darker −20%#3147BC
Darker −30%#263794
Darker −40%#1C286B
More saturated +25%#6278F1
Less saturated −25%#8C96C7

Channel breakdown

R119
G135
B220
Red119 (46.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue230.5°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 87 · B DC

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