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Recognised as Colour

#778CBE

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

#778CBE is a blue with RGB values 119, 140, 190 and HSL 222°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#778CBE#778CBE
HEX#778CBE
RGBrgb(119, 140, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.549, 0.7451
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(222.3, 35.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 37.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK37.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,814
CSS custom property--colour: #778CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#887341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B90C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#61969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA977
Analogous#77B0BE, #8677BE
Triadic#BE778C, #8CBE77
Split complementary#BE8677, #B0BE77
Tetradic#BE77B0, #BEA977, #77BE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EF
Lighter +20%#BCC6DF
Lighter +10%#9AA9CE
Darker −10%#546FAE
Darker −20%#43598C
Darker −30%#32436A
Darker −40%#222D47
More saturated +25%#5E82D7
Less saturated −25%#9096A5

Channel breakdown

R119
G140
B190
Red119 (46.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8C · B BE

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