Colour

#7790CB

#7790CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7790CB is a blue with RGB values 119, 144, 203 and HSL 222°, 45%, 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

#7790CB#7790CB

HEX#7790CB

RGBrgb(119, 144, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5647, 0.7961

RGB percentages46.7%, 56.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(222.1, 44.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 41.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK41.4%, 29.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,835,851

CSS custom property--colour: #7790CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#886F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#738DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5B9CA5no 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 text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBB277

Analogous#77BACB, #8877CB

Triadic#CB7790, #90CB77

Split complementary#CB8877, #BACB77

Tetradic#CB77BA, #CBB277, #77CB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6EAF5

Lighter +20%#C1CCE7

Lighter +10%#9CAED9

Darker −10%#5272BD

Darker −20%#3D5A9F

Darker −30%#2F457A

Darker −40%#213055

More saturated +25%#6086E3

Less saturated −25%#8F9AB3

Channel breakdown

R119

G144

B203

Red119 (46.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue222.14°

Saturation (HSL)44.68%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 90 · B CB

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