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Recognised as Colour

#779EF8

  • #779EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#779EF8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 158, 248 and HSL 222°, 90%, 72%. 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

#779EF8#779EF8
HEX#779EF8
RGBrgb(119, 158, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6196, 0.9725
RGB percentages46.7%, 62%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(221.9, 90.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 52%, 97.3%)
CMYK52%, 36.3%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,480
CSS custom property--colour: #779EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#886107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA6FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#37B1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8D177
Analogous#77DEF8, #9177F8
Triadic#F8779E, #9EF877
Split complementary#F89177, #DEF877
Tetradic#F877DE, #F8D177, #77F891

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E3FD
Lighter +10%#A8C1FA
Darker −10%#467BF6
Darker −20%#1659F3
Darker −30%#0A45CC
Darker −40%#08349B
More saturated +25%#709BFF
Less saturated −25%#89A5E6

Channel breakdown

R119
G158
B248
Red119 (46.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)90.21%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9E · B F8

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