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Recognised as Colour

#779ACD

  • #779ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#779ACD is a blue with RGB values 119, 154, 205 and HSL 216°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#779ACD#779ACD
HEX#779ACD
RGBrgb(119, 154, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6039, 0.8039
RGB percentages46.7%, 60.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(215.6, 46.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 42%, 80.4%)
CMYK42%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,413
CSS custom property--colour: #779ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#886532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D94CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#58A5ABno 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 text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAA77
Analogous#77C5CD, #7F77CD
Triadic#CD779A, #9ACD77
Split complementary#CD7F77, #C5CD77
Tetradic#CD77C5, #CDAA77, #77CD7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EDF6
Lighter +20%#C2D1E8
Lighter +10%#9CB6DB
Darker −10%#527EBF
Darker −20%#3C65A2
Darker −30%#2E4E7D
Darker −40%#203758
More saturated +25%#6096E4
Less saturated −25%#8E9EB6

Channel breakdown

R119
G154
B205
Red119 (46.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue215.58°
Saturation (HSL)46.24%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9A · B CD

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