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Colour

#778EC7

  • #778EC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#778EC7 is a blue with RGB values 119, 142, 199 and HSL 223°, 42%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#778EC7#778EC7
HEX#778EC7
RGBrgb(119, 142, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5569, 0.7804
RGB percentages46.7%, 55.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(222.8, 41.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 40.2%, 78%)
CMYK40.2%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,335
CSS custom property--colour: #778EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#887138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A93C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#738CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5D9AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B077
Analogous#77B6C7, #8877C7
Triadic#C7778E, #8EC777
Split complementary#C78877, #B6C777
Tetradic#C777B6, #C7B077, #77C788

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E8F4
Lighter +20%#BFCAE5
Lighter +10%#9BACD6
Darker −10%#5370B8
Darker −20%#3F5999
Darker −30%#304475
Darker −40%#212F51
More saturated +25%#5F84DF
Less saturated −25%#8F98AF

Channel breakdown

R119
G142
B199
Red119 (46.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8E · B C7

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