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Recognised as Colour

#778ED6

  • #778ED6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#778ED6 is a blue with RGB values 119, 142, 214 and HSL 225°, 54%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#778ED6#778ED6
HEX#778ED6
RGBrgb(119, 142, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5569, 0.8392
RGB percentages46.7%, 55.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(225.5, 53.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 44.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK44.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,350
CSS custom property--colour: #778ED6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#887129

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7495D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8DD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#559DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Plum · ΔE 31.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BF77
Analogous#77BDD6, #9077D6
Triadic#D6778E, #8ED677
Split complementary#D69077, #BDD677
Tetradic#D677BD, #D6BF77, #77D690

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF0F9
Lighter +20%#C5CFEE
Lighter +10%#9EAFE2
Darker −10%#506DCA
Darker −20%#3654B1
Darker −30%#2A418A
Darker −40%#1E2F63
More saturated +25%#6183EC
Less saturated −25%#8D99C0

Channel breakdown

R119
G142
B214
Red119 (46.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue225.47°
Saturation (HSL)53.67%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8E · B D6

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