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Recognised as Colour

#778FE2

  • #778FE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#778FE2 is a blue with RGB values 119, 143, 226 and HSL 227°, 65%, 68%. 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

#778FE2#778FE2
HEX#778FE2
RGBrgb(119, 143, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5608, 0.8863
RGB percentages46.7%, 56.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(226.5, 64.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 47.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK47.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,618
CSS custom property--colour: #778FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29058WCAG 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 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#88701D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7098E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#658EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4DA0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CA77
Analogous#77C4E2, #9577E2
Triadic#E2778F, #8FE277
Split complementary#E29577, #C4E277
Tetradic#E277C5, #E2CA77, #77E295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FD
Lighter +20%#CBD4F4
Lighter +10%#A1B2EB
Darker −10%#4D6CD9
Darker −20%#2B4EC8
Darker −30%#223E9E
Darker −40%#192D74
More saturated +25%#6284F7
Less saturated −25%#8C9ACD

Channel breakdown

R119
G143
B226
Red119 (46.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue226.54°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8F · B E2

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