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Recognised as Colour

#779DDD

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

#779DDD is a blue with RGB values 119, 157, 221 and HSL 218°, 60%, 67%. 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

#779DDD#779DDD
HEX#779DDD
RGBrgb(119, 157, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6157, 0.8667
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(217.6, 60%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 46.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK46.2%, 29%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,197
CSS custom property--colour: #779DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#886222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A98DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4EABB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB777
Analogous#77D0DD, #8477DD
Triadic#DD779D, #9DDD77
Split complementary#DD8477, #D0DD77
Tetradic#DD77D0, #DDB777, #77DD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FC
Lighter +20%#C9D8F1
Lighter +10%#A0BAE7
Darker −10%#4E80D3
Darker −20%#3065BE
Darker −30%#254F96
Darker −40%#1B3A6D
More saturated +25%#6298F2
Less saturated −25%#8CA2C8

Channel breakdown

R119
G157
B221
Red119 (46.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue217.65°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9D · B DD

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