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Recognised as Colour

#788AFC

  • #788AFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#788AFC is a blue with RGB values 120, 138, 252 and HSL 232°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#788AFC#788AFC
HEX#788AFC
RGBrgb(120, 138, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5412, 0.9882
RGB percentages47.1%, 54.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(231.8, 95.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 52.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK52.4%, 45.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,899,900
CSS custom property--colour: #788AFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#877503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5899FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#498EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3AA3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCEA78
Analogous#78CCFC, #A878FC
Triadic#FC788A, #8AFC78
Split complementary#FCA878, #CCFC78
Tetradic#FC78CC, #FCEA78, #78FCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE0FE
Lighter +10%#AAB5FD
Darker −10%#465FFB
Darker −20%#1434FA
Darker −30%#0521D6
Darker −40%#041AA4
More saturated +25%#7588FF
Less saturated −25%#8997EB

Channel breakdown

R120
G138
B252
Red120 (47.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 8A · B FC

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