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Recognised as Colour

#778FBC

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

#778FBC is a blue with RGB values 119, 143, 188 and HSL 219°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#778FBC#778FBC
HEX#778FBC
RGBrgb(119, 143, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5608, 0.7373
RGB percentages46.7%, 56.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(219.1, 34%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 36.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK36.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,580
CSS custom property--colour: #778FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#887043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8092BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#798CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#61989Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA477
Analogous#77B2BC, #8277BC
Triadic#BC778F, #8FBC77
Split complementary#BC8277, #B1BC77
Tetradic#BC77B1, #BCA477, #77BC82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE3EE
Lighter +20%#BBC7DE
Lighter +10%#99ABCD
Darker −10%#5573AB
Darker −20%#445C89
Darker −30%#334567
Darker −40%#222E45
More saturated +25%#5E87D5
Less saturated −25%#9097A3

Channel breakdown

R119
G143
B188
Red119 (46.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8F · B BC

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