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Colour

#779CEA

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

#779CEA is a blue with RGB values 119, 156, 234 and HSL 221°, 73%, 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

#779CEA#779CEA
HEX#779CEA
RGBrgb(119, 156, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6118, 0.9176
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(220.7, 73.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 49.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK49.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,954
CSS custom property--colour: #779CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#886315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7198E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#45ADB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 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 text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC577
Analogous#77D6EA, #8B77EA
Triadic#EA779C, #9CEA77
Split complementary#EA8B77, #D6EA77
Tetradic#EA77D6, #EAC577, #77EA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#CFDCF8
Lighter +10%#A3BCF1
Darker −10%#4B7CE3
Darker −20%#225DD9
Darker −30%#1B4AAD
Darker −40%#143781
More saturated +25%#6395FE
Less saturated −25%#8BA3D6

Channel breakdown

R119
G156
B234
Red119 (46.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue220.7°
Saturation (HSL)73.25%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9C · B EA

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