Colour

#788EC6

#788EC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#788EC6 is a blue with RGB values 120, 142, 198 and HSL 223°, 41%, 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

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HEX#788EC6

RGBrgb(120, 142, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5569, 0.7765

RGB percentages47.1%, 55.7%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(223.1, 40.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 39.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK39.4%, 28.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,900,870

CSS custom property--colour: #788EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#877139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B93C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#748CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5F99A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6B078

Analogous#78B5C6, #8978C6

Triadic#C6788E, #8EC678

Split complementary#C68978, #B5C678

Tetradic#C678B5, #C6B078, #78C689

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E8F3

Lighter +20%#C0CAE4

Lighter +10%#9CACD5

Darker −10%#5470B7

Darker −20%#405998

Darker −30%#314474

Darker −40%#222F50

More saturated +25%#6084DE

Less saturated −25%#9098AE

Channel breakdown

R120

G142

B198

Red120 (47.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue223.08°

Saturation (HSL)40.63%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 8E · B C6

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