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Recognised as Colour

#779AF4

  • #779AF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#779AF4 is a blue with RGB values 119, 154, 244 and HSL 223°, 85%, 71%. 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

#779AF4#779AF4
HEX#779AF4
RGBrgb(119, 154, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6039, 0.9569
RGB percentages46.7%, 60.4%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(223.2, 85%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 51.2%, 95.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,452
CSS custom property--colour: #779AF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#88650B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A3F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6898F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3CADBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.23, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4D177
Analogous#77D8F4, #9377F4
Triadic#F4779A, #9AF477
Split complementary#F49377, #D8F477
Tetradic#F477D8, #F4D177, #77F493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E0FC
Lighter +10%#A6BDF8
Darker −10%#4877F0
Darker −20%#1954EC
Darker −30%#1042C2
Darker −40%#0C3293
More saturated +25%#6C95FF
Less saturated −25%#89A2E2

Channel breakdown

R119
G154
B244
Red119 (46.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)85.03%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9A · B F4

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