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Recognised as Colour

#779CD8

  • #779CD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#779CD8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 156, 216 and HSL 217°, 55%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#779CD8#779CD8
HEX#779CD8
RGBrgb(119, 156, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6118, 0.8471
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(217.1, 55.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 44.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK44.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,936
CSS custom property--colour: #779CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#886327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B97D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#52A9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B377
Analogous#77CCD8, #8377D8
Triadic#D8779C, #9CD877
Split complementary#D88377, #CCD877
Tetradic#D877CC, #D8B377, #77D883

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF3FA
Lighter +20%#C6D6EF
Lighter +10%#9FB9E3
Darker −10%#4F7FCD
Darker −20%#3465B5
Darker −30%#294F8D
Darker −40%#1D3966
More saturated +25%#6197EE
Less saturated −25%#8DA1C2

Channel breakdown

R119
G156
B216
Red119 (46.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue217.11°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9C · B D8

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