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#778CBC

#778cbc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#778cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 54.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.7% cyan, 25.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2631

Complementary

  1. #778cbc
  2. #bca777

Split complementary

  1. #778cbc
  2. #bc8577
  3. #afbc77

Analogous

  1. #77afbc
  2. #778cbc
  3. #8577bc

Triadic

  1. #778cbc
  2. #bc778c
  3. #8cbc77

Tetradic

  1. #778cbc
  2. #a777bc
  3. #bca777
  4. #8cbc77

Square

  1. #778cbc
  2. #bc77af
  3. #bca777
  4. #77bc85

Monochromatic

  1. #334367
  2. #4c649a
  3. #778cbc
  4. #aab7d5
  5. #dee3ef

Shades

#778cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #778cbc
  2. #6b7ea9
  3. #5f7096
  4. #536284
  5. #475471
  6. #3c465e
  7. #30384b
  8. #242a38
  9. #181c26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#778cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #778cbc
  2. #8598c3
  3. #92a3c9
  4. #a0afd0
  5. #adbad7
  6. #bbc6de
  7. #c9d1e4
  8. #d6ddeb
  9. #e4e8f2
  10. #f1f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#778cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #778cbc
  2. #788bb6
  3. #798ab0
  4. #7a88aa
  5. #7b87a4
  6. #7c869e
  7. #7c8598
  8. #7d8492
  9. #7e828c
  10. #7f8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c90be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7589bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62969d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b92aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-778cbc {
  color: #778cbc;
}
Background
.bg-778cbc {
  background-color: #778cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-778cbc {
  border: 2px solid #778cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #778cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 140 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-778cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #778cbc, #8577bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-778cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 140 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.35 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.78 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.37 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.37 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.52 #887343 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#778cbc  rgb(119, 140, 188)  hsl(222, 34%, 60%)  Glaucous
#bca777  rgb(188, 167, 119)  hsl(42, 34%, 60%)  Ecru
#bc778c  rgb(188, 119, 140)  hsl(342, 34%, 60%)  Turkish Rose
#8cbc77  rgb(140, 188, 119)  hsl(102, 34%, 60%)  Pistachio