Colour

#7788CC

#7788CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7788CC is a blue with RGB values 119, 136, 204 and HSL 228°, 45%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7788CC#7788CC

HEX#7788CC

HEX (short)#78C

RGBrgb(119, 136, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5333, 0.8

RGB percentages46.7%, 53.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(228, 45.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 41.7%, 80%)

CMYK41.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,833,804

CSS custom property--colour: #7788CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#887733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#708FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6988CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5B96A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13 Steel blue · ΔE 17 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Slate grey · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCBB77

Analogous#77B3CC, #9077CC

Triadic#CC7788, #88CC77

Split complementary#CC9177, #B3CC77

Tetradic#CC77B3, #CCBB77, #77CC90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E9F6

Lighter +20%#C1C9E8

Lighter +10%#9CA8DA

Darker −10%#5268BE

Darker −20%#3C50A1

Darker −30%#2E3E7C

Darker −40%#202B57

More saturated +25%#607AE3

Less saturated −25%#8E96B5

Channel breakdown

R119

G136

B204

Red119 (46.7%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 88 · B CC

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