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Colour

#7790CA

  • #7790CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7790CA is a blue with RGB values 119, 144, 202 and HSL 222°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7790CA#7790CA
HEX#7790CA
RGBrgb(119, 144, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5647, 0.7922
RGB percentages46.7%, 56.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(221.9, 43.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 41.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,850
CSS custom property--colour: #7790CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#886F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#748DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5B9CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 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 text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB177
Analogous#77BACA, #8777CA
Triadic#CA7790, #90CA77
Split complementary#CA8777, #BACA77
Tetradic#CA77BA, #CAB177, #77CA87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF5
Lighter +20%#C0CCE7
Lighter +10%#9CAED8
Darker −10%#5272BC
Darker −20%#3D5A9E
Darker −30%#2F4579
Darker −40%#213054
More saturated +25%#5F87E2
Less saturated −25%#8F99B2

Channel breakdown

R119
G144
B202
Red119 (46.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue221.93°
Saturation (HSL)43.92%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 90 · B CA

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