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Recognised as Colour

#778BB9

  • #778BB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#778BB9 is a blue with RGB values 119, 139, 185 and HSL 222°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#778BB9#778BB9
HEX#778BB9
RGBrgb(119, 139, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5451, 0.7255
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(221.8, 32%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 35.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK35.7%, 24.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,553
CSS custom property--colour: #778BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 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#8A8A8A
Inverted#887446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8EBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7589B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#63949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 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

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A577
Analogous#77ACB9, #8477B9
Triadic#B9778B, #8BB977
Split complementary#B98477, #ACB977
Tetradic#B977AC, #B9A577, #77B984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DCE1ED
Lighter +20%#BAC4DC
Lighter +10%#99A8CA
Darker −10%#566FA7
Darker −20%#455885
Darker −30%#334264
Darker −40%#222C42
More saturated +25%#5D81D3
Less saturated −25%#91959F

Channel breakdown

R119
G139
B185
Red119 (46.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.04%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8B · B B9

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