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Recognised as Colour

#778DE8

  • #778DE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#778DE8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 141, 232 and HSL 228°, 71%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#778DE8#778DE8
HEX#778DE8
RGBrgb(119, 141, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5529, 0.9098
RGB percentages46.7%, 55.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(228.3, 71.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 48.7%, 91%)
CMYK48.7%, 39.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,112
CSS custom property--colour: #778DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#887217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A97ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#49A0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D277
Analogous#77C5E8, #9A77E8
Triadic#E8778D, #8DE877
Split complementary#E89A77, #C5E877
Tetradic#E877C5, #E8D277, #77E89A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#CED6F7
Lighter +10%#A3B2EF
Darker −10%#4B68E1
Darker −20%#2446D5
Darker −30%#1D38A9
Darker −40%#152A7E
More saturated +25%#6381FC
Less saturated −25%#8B99D4

Channel breakdown

R119
G141
B232
Red119 (46.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue228.32°
Saturation (HSL)71.07%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8D · B E8

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