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Recognised as Colour

#778CC4

  • #778CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#778CC4 is a blue with RGB values 119, 140, 196 and HSL 224°, 39%, 62%. 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

#778CC4#778CC4
HEX#778CC4
RGBrgb(119, 140, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.549, 0.7686
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(223.6, 39.5%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 39.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,820
CSS custom property--colour: #778CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#88733B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7991C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#728AC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5E97A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4AF77
Analogous#77B3C4, #8977C4
Triadic#C4778C, #8CC477
Split complementary#C48977, #B3C477
Tetradic#C477B3, #C4AF77, #77C489

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E6F2
Lighter +20%#BEC8E3
Lighter +10%#9BAAD3
Darker −10%#536EB5
Darker −20%#405795
Darker −30%#314271
Darker −40%#222E4D
More saturated +25%#5F81DC
Less saturated −25%#8F97AC

Channel breakdown

R119
G140
B196
Red119 (46.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)39.49%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8C · B C4

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