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Recognised as Colour

#779CE8

  • #779CE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#779CE8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 156, 232 and HSL 220°, 71%, 69%. 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

#779CE8#779CE8
HEX#779CE8
RGBrgb(119, 156, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6118, 0.9098
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(220.4, 71.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 48.7%, 91%)
CMYK48.7%, 32.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,952
CSS custom property--colour: #779CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#886317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA2EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7398E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C377
Analogous#77D5E8, #8A77E8
Triadic#E8779C, #9CE877
Split complementary#E88A77, #D5E877
Tetradic#E877D5, #E8C377, #77E88A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#CEDCF7
Lighter +10%#A3BCEF
Darker −10%#4B7CE1
Darker −20%#245ED5
Darker −30%#1D4BA9
Darker −40%#15377E
More saturated +25%#6395FC
Less saturated −25%#8BA3D4

Channel breakdown

R119
G156
B232
Red119 (46.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue220.35°
Saturation (HSL)71.07%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9C · B E8

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