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Colour

#7797DF

  • #7797DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7797DF is a blue with RGB values 119, 151, 223 and HSL 222°, 62%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7797DF#7797DF
HEX#7797DF
RGBrgb(119, 151, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5922, 0.8745
RGB percentages46.7%, 59.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(221.5, 61.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 46.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK46.6%, 32.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,663
CSS custom property--colour: #7797DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#886820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7194DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4EA6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBF77
Analogous#77CBDF, #8B77DF
Triadic#DF7797, #97DF77
Split complementary#DF8B77, #CBDF77
Tetradic#DF77CB, #DFBF77, #77DF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FC
Lighter +20%#CAD6F2
Lighter +10%#A0B7E9
Darker −10%#4E77D5
Darker −20%#2E5BC2
Darker −30%#244899
Darker −40%#1A3570
More saturated +25%#628FF4
Less saturated −25%#8C9FCA

Channel breakdown

R119
G151
B223
Red119 (46.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 97 · B DF

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