Recognised as Colour

#788FBE

#788FBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#788FBE is a blue with RGB values 120, 143, 190 and HSL 220°, 35%, 61%. 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#788FBE

RGBrgb(120, 143, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5608, 0.7451

RGB percentages47.1%, 56.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(220.3, 35%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 36.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK36.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,901,118

CSS custom property--colour: #788FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27356WCAG 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 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#877041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F92C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#788CBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#62999Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 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 text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEA778

Analogous#78B2BE, #8478BE

Triadic#BE788F, #8FBE78

Split complementary#BE8478, #B2BE78

Tetradic#BE78B2, #BEA778, #78BE84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE5F0

Lighter +20%#BDC8DF

Lighter +10%#9AACCF

Darker −10%#5672AD

Darker −20%#445C8C

Darker −30%#33456A

Darker −40%#222F48

More saturated +25%#5F86D7

Less saturated −25%#9198A5

Channel breakdown

R120

G143

B190

Red120 (47.1%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue220.29°

Saturation (HSL)35%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 8F · B BE

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