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Recognised as Colour

#7798FB

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

#7798FB is a blue with RGB values 119, 152, 251 and HSL 225°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7798FB#7798FB
HEX#7798FB
RGBrgb(119, 152, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5961, 0.9843
RGB percentages46.7%, 59.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(225, 94.3%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 52.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK52.6%, 39.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,947
CSS custom property--colour: #7798FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#886704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6097F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#35ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDA77
Analogous#77DAFB, #9877FB
Triadic#FB7798, #98FB77
Split complementary#FB9877, #DAFB77
Tetradic#FB77DA, #FBDA77, #77FB98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE3FE
Lighter +10%#A9BEFC
Darker −10%#4572FA
Darker −20%#144DF8
Darker −30%#0639D3
Darker −40%#052CA1
More saturated +25%#7396FF
Less saturated −25%#89A1E9

Channel breakdown

R119
G152
B251
Red119 (46.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 98 · B FB

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