Colour

#788CB9

#788CB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#788CB9 is a blue with RGB values 120, 140, 185 and HSL 222°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#788CB9

RGBrgb(120, 140, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.549, 0.7255

RGB percentages47.1%, 54.9%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(221.5, 31.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 35.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK35.1%, 24.3%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,900,345

CSS custom property--colour: #788CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#877346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7789B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#65959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9A578

Analogous#78ACB9, #8578B9

Triadic#B9788C, #8CB978

Split complementary#B98578, #ACB978

Tetradic#B978AC, #B9A578, #78B985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#DDE2ED

Lighter +20%#BBC5DC

Lighter +10%#9AA9CA

Darker −10%#5770A7

Darker −20%#455986

Darker −30%#344364

Darker −40%#222C43

More saturated +25%#5E82D3

Less saturated −25%#92969F

Channel breakdown

R120

G140

B185

Red120 (47.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)31.71%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 8C · B B9

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