Colour

#7791CE

#7791CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7791CE is a blue with RGB values 119, 145, 206 and HSL 222°, 47%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7791CE

RGBrgb(119, 145, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5686, 0.8078

RGB percentages46.7%, 56.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(222.1, 47%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 42.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK42.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,836,110

CSS custom property--colour: #7791CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#886E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

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

Tritanopia#599EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEB477

Analogous#77BCCE, #8977CE

Triadic#CE7791, #91CE77

Split complementary#CE8977, #BCCE77

Tetradic#CE77BC, #CEB477, #77CE89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7ECF7

Lighter +20%#C2CEE9

Lighter +10%#9CAFDC

Darker −10%#5273C0

Darker −20%#3B5AA4

Darker −30%#2E467E

Darker −40%#203159

More saturated +25%#6088E5

Less saturated −25%#8E9AB7

Channel breakdown

R119

G145

B206

Red119 (46.7%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue222.07°

Saturation (HSL)47.03%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 91 · B CE

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