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Recognised as Colour

#779EF4

  • #779EF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#779EF4 is a blue with RGB values 119, 158, 244 and HSL 221°, 85%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#779EF4#779EF4
HEX#779EF4
RGBrgb(119, 158, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6196, 0.9569
RGB percentages46.7%, 62%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(221.3, 85%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 51.2%, 95.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,476
CSS custom property--colour: #779EF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#88610B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA6F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9AF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3BB1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.41, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4CD77
Analogous#77DDF4, #8E77F4
Triadic#F4779E, #9EF477
Split complementary#F48E77, #DDF477
Tetradic#F477DD, #F4CD77, #77F48E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E1FC
Lighter +10%#A6C0F8
Darker −10%#487CF0
Darker −20%#195BEC
Darker −30%#1047C2
Darker −40%#0C3693
More saturated +25%#6C9AFF
Less saturated −25%#89A5E2

Channel breakdown

R119
G158
B244
Red119 (46.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue221.28°
Saturation (HSL)85.03%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9E · B F4

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