Recognised as Colour

#7796D4

#7796D4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7796D4 is a blue with RGB values 119, 150, 212 and HSL 220°, 52%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7796D4

RGBrgb(119, 150, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5882, 0.8314

RGB percentages46.7%, 58.8%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(220, 52%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 43.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK43.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,837,396

CSS custom property--colour: #7796D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#88692B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#809BD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7692D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#55A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4B577

Analogous#77C5D4, #8777D4

Triadic#D47796, #96D477

Split complementary#D48777, #C5D477

Tetradic#D477C4, #D4B577, #77D486

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF0F9

Lighter +20%#C4D2ED

Lighter +10%#9EB4E0

Darker −10%#5078C8

Darker −20%#375FAE

Darker −30%#2B4A87

Darker −40%#1F3560

More saturated +25%#618FEA

Less saturated −25%#8D9DBE

Channel breakdown

R119

G150

B212

Red119 (46.7%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)51.96%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 96 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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