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Recognised as Colour

#779EEB

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

#779EEB is a blue with RGB values 119, 158, 235 and HSL 220°, 74%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#779EEB#779EEB
HEX#779EEB
RGBrgb(119, 158, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6196, 0.9216
RGB percentages46.7%, 62%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.8, 74.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 49.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK49.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,467
CSS custom property--colour: #779EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#886114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#739AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#43AFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC477
Analogous#77D8EB, #8A77EB
Triadic#EB779E, #9EEB77
Split complementary#EB8A77, #D8EB77
Tetradic#EB77D8, #EBC477, #77EB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#D0DDF8
Lighter +10%#A3BEF2
Darker −10%#4B7EE4
Darker −20%#205FDC
Darker −30%#1A4CAF
Darker −40%#133983
More saturated +25%#6498FF
Less saturated −25%#8BA4D8

Channel breakdown

R119
G158
B235
Red119 (46.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.83°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9E · B EB

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