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Recognised as Colour

#779EB4

  • #779EB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#779EB4 is a blue with RGB values 119, 158, 180 and HSL 202°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#779EB4#779EB4
HEX#779EB4
RGBrgb(119, 158, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6196, 0.7059
RGB percentages46.7%, 62%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(201.6, 28.9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 33.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK33.9%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,412
CSS custom property--colour: #779EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#88614B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B96B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#63A4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B48D77
Analogous#77B4AB, #7780B4
Triadic#B4779E, #9EB477
Split complementary#B47780, #B4AC77
Tetradic#AB77B4, #B48D77, #80B477

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFD
Lighter +30%#DAE4EA
Lighter +20%#B9CDD8
Lighter +10%#98B5C6
Darker −10%#5886A0
Darker −20%#466A7F
Darker −30%#344F5E
Darker −40%#22333D
More saturated +25%#5DA5CE
Less saturated −25%#91979A

Channel breakdown

R119
G158
B180
Red119 (46.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue201.64°
Saturation (HSL)28.91%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9E · B B4

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