#778eaa

Color #778eaa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#778eaa

RGB

rgb(119, 142, 170)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 23.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 30%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 16.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(58.2, -1.46, -17.41)

LCH

lch(58.2, 17.47, 265.21)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0498, 253.57)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 46.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9377

Analogous

#77a8aa

#778eaa

#7a77aa

Triadic

#778eaa

#aa778e

#8eaa77

Split-complementary

#778eaa

#aa7a77

#a8aa77

Tetradic

#778eaa

#9377aa

#aa9377

#8eaa77

Square

#778eaa

#aa77a8

#aa9377

#77aa7a

Shades

Color #778eaa mixed toward black.

#5d7694

#4a5e77

#384759

#252f3b

#13181e

Tints

Color #778eaa mixed toward white.

#8ea1b8

#a4b4c6

#bbc7d5

#d2d9e3

#e8ecf1

Tones

Color #778eaa mixed toward gray.

#7b8fa6

#808fa2

#848f9d

#889099

#8c9095

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a4 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#807ea2 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#789f9d · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #778eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#778eaa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#778eaa (#778eaa) is rgb(119, 142, 170) in RGB.

No, #778eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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