Colour

#7795CC

#7795CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7795CC is a blue with RGB values 119, 149, 204 and HSL 219°, 45%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7795CC#7795CC

HEX#7795CC

RGBrgb(119, 149, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5843, 0.8

RGB percentages46.7%, 58.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(218.8, 45.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 41.7%, 80%)

CMYK41.7%, 27%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,837,132

CSS custom property--colour: #7795CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#886A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8199CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7891CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#59A1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCAE77

Analogous#77C0CC, #8377CC

Triadic#CC7795, #95CC77

Split complementary#CC8477, #C0CC77

Tetradic#CC77C0, #CCAE77, #77CC84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6ECF6

Lighter +20%#C1CFE8

Lighter +10%#9CB2DA

Darker −10%#5278BE

Darker −20%#3C60A1

Darker −30%#2E4A7C

Darker −40%#203457

More saturated +25%#608EE3

Less saturated −25%#8E9CB5

Channel breakdown

R119

G149

B204

Red119 (46.7%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue218.82°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 95 · B CC

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