Colour

#7787EE

#7787EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7787EE is a blue with RGB values 119, 135, 238 and HSL 232°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7787EE#7787EE

HEX#7787EE

RGBrgb(119, 135, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5294, 0.9333

RGB percentages46.7%, 52.9%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(231.9, 77.8%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 50%, 93.3%)

CMYK50%, 43.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,833,582

CSS custom property--colour: #7787EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#887811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C94F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#518AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#459DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Royal blue · ΔE 16.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEDE77

Analogous#77C2EE, #A377EE

Triadic#EE7787, #87EE77

Split complementary#EEA377, #C2EE77

Tetradic#EE77C2, #EEDE77, #77EEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2D7F9

Lighter +10%#A4AFF4

Darker −10%#4A5FE8

Darker −20%#1C37E3

Darker −30%#172CB5

Darker −40%#112188

More saturated +25%#667BFF

Less saturated −25%#8A95DB

Channel breakdown

R119

G135

B238

Red119 (46.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue231.93°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 87 · B EE

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