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Recognised as Colour

#779DA3

  • #779DA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#779DA3 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 157, 163 and HSL 188°, 19%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#779DA3#779DA3
HEX#779DA3
RGBrgb(119, 157, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6157, 0.6392
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(188.2, 19.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 27%, 63.9%)
CMYK27%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,139
CSS custom property--colour: #779DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#88625C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979AA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F94A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#69A09Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.2Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Gray · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37D77
Analogous#77A393, #7787A3
Triadic#A3779D, #9DA377
Split complementary#A37787, #A39377
Tetradic#9377A3, #A37D77, #87A377

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5F5
Lighter +30%#D2DFE1
Lighter +20%#B4C9CC
Lighter +10%#95B3B8
Darker −10%#5D848A
Darker −20%#49676B
Darker −30%#344A4D
Darker −40%#1F2C2F
More saturated +25%#5BB2C0
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R119
G157
B163
Red119 (46.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue188.18°
Saturation (HSL)19.3%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9D · B A3

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