Colour

#7798DC

#7798DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7798DC is a blue with RGB values 119, 152, 220 and HSL 220°, 59%, 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

#7798DC#7798DC

HEX#7798DC

RGBrgb(119, 152, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5961, 0.8627

RGB percentages46.7%, 59.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(220.4, 59.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 45.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK45.9%, 30.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,837,916

CSS custom property--colour: #7798DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#886723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F9DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7494DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#50A6B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 26 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCBB77

Analogous#77CBDC, #8877DC

Triadic#DC7798, #98DC77

Split complementary#DC8977, #CBDC77

Tetradic#DC77CB, #DCBB77, #77DC88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F4FB

Lighter +20%#C8D5F1

Lighter +10%#A0B7E6

Darker −10%#4E79D2

Darker −20%#315EBC

Darker −30%#264A94

Darker −40%#1C366B

More saturated +25%#6291F1

Less saturated −25%#8C9FC7

Channel breakdown

R119

G152

B220

Red119 (46.7%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue220.4°

Saturation (HSL)59.06%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 98 · B DC

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