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Colour

#788DFF

  • #788DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#788DFF is a blue with RGB values 120, 141, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#788DFF#788DFF
HEX#788DFF
RGBrgb(120, 141, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5529, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 55.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.7, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,900,671
CSS custom property--colour: #788DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#877200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B90FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#36A6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEA78
Analogous#78D0FF, #A778FF
Triadic#FF788D, #8DFF78
Split complementary#FFA778, #D0FF78
Tetradic#FF78D0, #FFEA78, #78FFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE3FF
Lighter +10%#ABB8FF
Darker −10%#4562FF
Darker −20%#1237FF
Darker −30%#0023DE
Darker −40%#001BAB
More saturated +25%#788DFF
Less saturated −25%#8999EE

Channel breakdown

R120
G141
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 8D · B FF

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