Colour

#788DBE

#788DBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#788DBE is a blue with RGB values 120, 141, 190 and HSL 222°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#788DBE

RGBrgb(120, 141, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5529, 0.7451

RGB percentages47.1%, 55.3%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(222, 35%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 36.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK36.8%, 25.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,900,606

CSS custom property--colour: #788DBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#877241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D91C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#768ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#62979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEA978

Analogous#78B0BE, #8678BE

Triadic#BE788D, #8DBE78

Split complementary#BE8678, #B0BE78

Tetradic#BE78B0, #BEA978, #78BE86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE4F0

Lighter +20%#BDC7DF

Lighter +10%#9AAACF

Darker −10%#5670AD

Darker −20%#44598C

Darker −30%#33446A

Darker −40%#222E48

More saturated +25%#5F83D7

Less saturated −25%#9197A5

Channel breakdown

R120

G141

B190

Red120 (47.1%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)35%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 8D · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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