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Recognised as Colour

#778BEE

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

#778BEE is a blue with RGB values 119, 139, 238 and HSL 230°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#778BEE#778BEE
HEX#778BEE
RGBrgb(119, 139, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5451, 0.9333
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(229.9, 77.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 50%, 93.3%)
CMYK50%, 41.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,606
CSS custom property--colour: #778BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#887411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6397F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#578DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#45A0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDA77
Analogous#77C7EE, #9E77EE
Triadic#EE778B, #8BEE77
Split complementary#EE9E77, #C7EE77
Tetradic#EE77C7, #EEDA77, #77EE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2D8F9
Lighter +10%#A4B2F4
Darker −10%#4A64E8
Darker −20%#1C3EE3
Darker −30%#1731B5
Darker −40%#112588
More saturated +25%#6680FF
Less saturated −25%#8A98DB

Channel breakdown

R119
G139
B238
Red119 (46.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue229.92°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8B · B EE

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