Colour

#788EC2

#788EC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#788EC2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 142, 194 and HSL 222°, 38%, 62%. 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#788EC2

RGBrgb(120, 142, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5569, 0.7608

RGB percentages47.1%, 55.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(222.2, 37.8%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 38.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK38.1%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,900,866

CSS custom property--colour: #788EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#87713D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C92C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#758BC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6199A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2AC78

Analogous#78B3C2, #8778C2

Triadic#C2788E, #8EC278

Split complementary#C28778, #B3C278

Tetradic#C278B3, #C2AC78, #78C287

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1E6F2

Lighter +20%#BEC9E2

Lighter +10%#9BABD2

Darker −10%#5571B2

Darker −20%#425A92

Darker −30%#32446F

Darker −40%#222F4C

More saturated +25%#6084DB

Less saturated −25%#9198AA

Channel breakdown

R120

G142

B194

Red120 (47.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue222.16°

Saturation (HSL)37.76%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 8E · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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