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Recognised as Colour

#778FD6

  • #778FD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#778FD6 is a blue with RGB values 119, 143, 214 and HSL 225°, 54%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#778FD6#778FD6
HEX#778FD6
RGBrgb(119, 143, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5608, 0.8392
RGB percentages46.7%, 56.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(224.8, 53.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 44.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK44.4%, 33.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,606
CSS custom property--colour: #778FD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#887029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7596D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8DD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#559EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BE77
Analogous#77BED6, #8F77D6
Triadic#D6778F, #8FD677
Split complementary#D68F77, #BED677
Tetradic#D677BF, #D6BE77, #77D68F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF0F9
Lighter +20%#C5D0EE
Lighter +10%#9EAFE2
Darker −10%#506FCA
Darker −20%#3655B1
Darker −30%#2A428A
Darker −40%#1E2F63
More saturated +25%#6184EC
Less saturated −25%#8D9AC0

Channel breakdown

R119
G143
B214
Red119 (46.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)53.67%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8F · B D6

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