Colour

#7789BF

#7789BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7789BF is a blue with RGB values 119, 137, 191 and HSL 225°, 36%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7789BF#7789BF

HEX#7789BF

RGBrgb(119, 137, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5373, 0.749

RGB percentages46.7%, 53.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(225, 36%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 37.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK37.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,834,047

CSS custom property--colour: #7789BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#887640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#778EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7188BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#61949Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFAD77

Analogous#77ADBF, #8977BF

Triadic#BF7789, #89BF77

Split complementary#BF8977, #ADBF77

Tetradic#BF77AD, #BFAD77, #77BF89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE3F0

Lighter +20%#BCC5E0

Lighter +10%#9AA7CF

Darker −10%#546BAF

Darker −20%#43558D

Darker −30%#32406B

Darker −40%#222B48

More saturated +25%#5E7DD8

Less saturated −25%#9096A6

Channel breakdown

R119

G137

B191

Red119 (46.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 89 · B BF

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