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#778EC2

#778ec2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#778ec2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 55.69% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.66% cyan, 26.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 221.6°, with 38.07% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.2716

Complementary

  1. #778ec2
  2. #c2ab77

Split complementary

  1. #778ec2
  2. #c28577
  3. #b3c277

Analogous

  1. #77b3c2
  2. #778ec2
  3. #8577c2

Triadic

  1. #778ec2
  2. #c2778e
  3. #8ec277

Tetradic

  1. #778ec2
  2. #ab77c2
  3. #c2ab77
  4. #8ec277

Square

  1. #778ec2
  2. #c277b3
  3. #c2ab77
  4. #77c285

Monochromatic

  1. #32446e
  2. #4965a3
  3. #778ec2
  4. #acbada
  5. #e1e6f1

Shades

#778ec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #778ec2
  2. #6b80af
  3. #5f729b
  4. #536388
  5. #475574
  6. #3c4761
  7. #30394e
  8. #242b3a
  9. #181c27
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#778ec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #778ec2
  2. #8599c8
  3. #92a5ce
  4. #a0b0d4
  5. #adbbda
  6. #bbc7e1
  7. #c9d2e7
  8. #d6dded
  9. #e4e8f3
  10. #f1f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#778ec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #778ec2
  2. #788dbb
  3. #798bb5
  4. #7a8aae
  5. #7b88a8
  6. #7c87a1
  7. #7c869a
  8. #7d8494
  9. #7e838d
  10. #7f8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c92c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #758bc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f99a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a90c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768cc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6995af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-778ec2 {
  color: #778ec2;
}
Background
.bg-778ec2 {
  background-color: #778ec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-778ec2 {
  border: 2px solid #778ec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #778ec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 142 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 38% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-778ec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #778ec2, #8577c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-778ec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 142 194 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.57 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.20 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.48 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.88 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.88 #88713d Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#778ec2  rgb(119, 142, 194)  hsl(222, 38%, 61%)  Glaucous
#c2ab77  rgb(194, 171, 119)  hsl(42, 38%, 61%)  Ecru
#c2778e  rgb(194, 119, 142)  hsl(342, 38%, 61%)  Turkish Rose
#8ec277  rgb(142, 194, 119)  hsl(102, 38%, 61%)  Pistachio