#778ec6

Color #778ec6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#778ec6

RGB

rgb(119, 142, 198)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 40.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 39.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.9%, 28.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(59.29, 6.05, -31.61)

LCH

lch(59.29, 32.18, 280.84)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0882, 266.82)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 46.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6af77

Analogous

#77b6c6

#778ec6

#8877c6

Triadic

#778ec6

#c6778e

#8ec677

Split-complementary

#778ec6

#c68877

#b6c677

Tetradic

#778ec6

#af77c6

#c6af77

#8ec677

Square

#778ec6

#c677b6

#c6af77

#77c688

Shades

Color #778ec6 mixed toward black.

#526fb6

#3e5895

#2f4270

#1f2c4a

#101625

Tints

Color #778ec6 mixed toward white.

#8ea1d0

#a4b4d9

#bbc7e3

#d2d9ec

#e8ecf6

Tones

Color #778ec6 mixed toward gray.

#7e91bf

#8494b9

#8b96b2

#9199ac

#989ca5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282ba · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#807eb8 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#78b1ae · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #778ec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#778ec6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#778ec6 (#778ec6) is rgb(119, 142, 198) in RGB.

No, #778ec6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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