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Recognised as Colour

#7798CC

  • #7798CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7798CC is a blue with RGB values 119, 152, 204 and HSL 217°, 45%, 63%. 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

#7798CC#7798CC
HEX#7798CC
RGBrgb(119, 152, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5961, 0.8
RGB percentages46.7%, 59.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(216.7, 45.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 41.7%, 80%)
CMYK41.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,900
CSS custom property--colour: #7798CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#886733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859BCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C93CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#59A3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAB77
Analogous#77C2CC, #8177CC
Triadic#CC7798, #98CC77
Split complementary#CC8177, #C2CC77
Tetradic#CC77C2, #CCAB77, #77CC81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6ECF6
Lighter +20%#C1D0E8
Lighter +10%#9CB4DA
Darker −10%#527CBE
Darker −20%#3C63A1
Darker −30%#2E4C7C
Darker −40%#203557
More saturated +25%#6093E3
Less saturated −25%#8E9DB5

Channel breakdown

R119
G152
B204
Red119 (46.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue216.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 98 · B CC

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