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Recognised as Colour

#788EC4

  • #788EC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#788EC4 is a blue with RGB values 120, 142, 196 and HSL 223°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#788EC4#788EC4
HEX#788EC4
RGBrgb(120, 142, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5569, 0.7686
RGB percentages47.1%, 55.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(222.6, 39.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 38.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK38.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,900,868
CSS custom property--colour: #788EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#87713B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C92C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#748CC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6099A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4AE78
Analogous#78B4C4, #8878C4
Triadic#C4788E, #8EC478
Split complementary#C48878, #B4C478
Tetradic#C478B4, #C4AE78, #78C488

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E7F3
Lighter +20%#BFC9E3
Lighter +10%#9BACD4
Darker −10%#5570B4
Darker −20%#415995
Darker −30%#324471
Darker −40%#222F4E
More saturated +25%#6084DC
Less saturated −25%#9098AC

Channel breakdown

R120
G142
B196
Red120 (47.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)39.18%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 8E · B C4

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