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Colour

#7798DB

  • #7798DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7798DB is a blue with RGB values 119, 152, 219 and HSL 220°, 58%, 66%. 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

#7798DB#7798DB
HEX#7798DB
RGBrgb(119, 152, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5961, 0.8588
RGB percentages46.7%, 59.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 58.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 45.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK45.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,915
CSS custom property--colour: #7798DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#886724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F9DDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7594DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#50A6B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBA77
Analogous#77CADB, #8877DB
Triadic#DB7798, #98DB77
Split complementary#DB8877, #CADB77
Tetradic#DB77CA, #DBBA77, #77DB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F4FB
Lighter +20%#C8D5F0
Lighter +10%#9FB7E6
Darker −10%#4F79D0
Darker −20%#315FBB
Darker −30%#274A92
Darker −40%#1C366A
More saturated +25%#6191F1
Less saturated −25%#8C9FC5

Channel breakdown

R119
G152
B219
Red119 (46.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue220.2°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 98 · B DB

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