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#778ABC

#778abc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#778abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 54.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.7% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.48°, with 33.99% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.2573

Complementary

  1. #778abc
  2. #bca977

Split complementary

  1. #778abc
  2. #bc8777
  3. #adbc77

Analogous

  1. #77adbc
  2. #778abc
  3. #8777bc

Triadic

  1. #778abc
  2. #bc778a
  3. #8abc77

Tetradic

  1. #778abc
  2. #a977bc
  3. #bca977
  4. #8abc77

Square

  1. #778abc
  2. #bc77ad
  3. #bca977
  4. #77bc87

Monochromatic

  1. #334167
  2. #4c629a
  3. #778abc
  4. #aab6d5
  5. #dee2ef

Shades

#778abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #778abc
  2. #6b7ca9
  3. #5f6e96
  4. #536184
  5. #475371
  6. #3c455e
  7. #30374b
  8. #242938
  9. #181c26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#778abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #778abc
  2. #8596c3
  3. #92a1c9
  4. #a0add0
  5. #adb9d7
  6. #bbc5de
  7. #c9d0e4
  8. #d6dceb
  9. #e4e8f2
  10. #f1f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#778abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #778abc
  2. #7889b6
  3. #7988b0
  4. #7a87aa
  5. #7b86a4
  6. #7c859e
  7. #7c8498
  8. #7d8392
  9. #7e828c
  10. #7f8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7388bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62949b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7589bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b90a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-778abc {
  color: #778abc;
}
Background
.bg-778abc {
  background-color: #778abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-778abc {
  border: 2px solid #778abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #778abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 138 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-778abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #778abc, #8777bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-778abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 138 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.33 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.70 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.67 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.94 #887543 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Glaucous
#778abc  rgb(119, 138, 188)  hsl(223, 34%, 60%)  Glaucous
#bca977  rgb(188, 169, 119)  hsl(43, 34%, 60%)  Ecru
#bc778a  rgb(188, 119, 138)  hsl(343, 34%, 60%)  Turkish Rose
#8abc77  rgb(138, 188, 119)  hsl(103, 34%, 60%)  Pistachio