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Recognised as Colour

#778BDC

  • #778BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#778BDC is a blue with RGB values 119, 139, 220 and HSL 228°, 59%, 66%. 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

#778BDC#778BDC
HEX#778BDC
RGBrgb(119, 139, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5451, 0.8627
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(228.1, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,588
CSS custom property--colour: #778BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#887423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D94DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#648BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#529CA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC877
Analogous#77BEDC, #9577DC
Triadic#DC778B, #8BDC77
Split complementary#DC9577, #BEDC77
Tetradic#DC77BE, #DCC877, #77DC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3FB
Lighter +20%#C8D0F1
Lighter +10%#A0AEE6
Darker −10%#4E68D2
Darker −20%#314CBC
Darker −30%#263C94
Darker −40%#1C2B6B
More saturated +25%#627EF1
Less saturated −25%#8C98C7

Channel breakdown

R119
G139
B220
Red119 (46.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue228.12°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8B · B DC

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