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Recognised as Colour

#778CBF

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

#778CBF is a blue with RGB values 119, 140, 191 and HSL 222°, 36%, 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

#778CBF#778CBF
HEX#778CBF
RGBrgb(119, 140, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.549, 0.749
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(222.5, 36%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 37.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK37.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,815
CSS custom property--colour: #778CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#887340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B90C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#61969Eno 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 text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFAA77
Analogous#77B0BF, #8677BF
Triadic#BF778C, #8CBF77
Split complementary#BF8677, #B0BF77
Tetradic#BF77B0, #BFAA77, #77BF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4F0
Lighter +20%#BCC7E0
Lighter +10%#9AA9CF
Darker −10%#546FAF
Darker −20%#43588D
Darker −30%#32436B
Darker −40%#222D48
More saturated +25%#5E82D8
Less saturated −25%#9096A6

Channel breakdown

R119
G140
B191
Red119 (46.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue222.5°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8C · B BF

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