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#778FBF

#778fbf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#778fbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 56.08% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.7% cyan, 25.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.2733

Complementary

  1. #778fbf
  2. #bfa777

Split complementary

  1. #778fbf
  2. #bf8377
  3. #b3bf77

Analogous

  1. #77b3bf
  2. #778fbf
  3. #8377bf

Triadic

  1. #778fbf
  2. #bf778f
  3. #8fbf77

Tetradic

  1. #778fbf
  2. #a777bf
  3. #bfa777
  4. #8fbf77

Square

  1. #778fbf
  2. #bf77b3
  3. #bfa777
  4. #77bf83

Monochromatic

  1. #32456b
  2. #4b679f
  3. #778fbf
  4. #abbad7
  5. #dfe5f0

Shades

#778fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #778fbf
  2. #6b81ac
  3. #5f7299
  4. #536486
  5. #475673
  6. #3c4860
  7. #30394c
  8. #242b39
  9. #181d26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#778fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #778fbf
  2. #859ac5
  3. #92a5cc
  4. #a0b1d2
  5. #adbcd9
  6. #bbc7df
  7. #c9d2e5
  8. #d6ddec
  9. #e4e9f2
  10. #f1f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#778fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #778fbf
  2. #788eb9
  3. #798cb2
  4. #7a8bac
  5. #7b89a6
  6. #7c88a0
  7. #7c8699
  8. #7d8593
  9. #7e838d
  10. #7f8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f92c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778cbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c91c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778dbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a95ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-778fbf {
  color: #778fbf;
}
Background
.bg-778fbf {
  background-color: #778fbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-778fbf {
  border: 2px solid #778fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #778fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 143 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-778fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #778fbf, #8377bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-778fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 143 191 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.61 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.13 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.06 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.39 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.39 #887040 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#778fbf  rgb(119, 143, 191)  hsl(220, 36%, 61%)  Glaucous
#bfa777  rgb(191, 167, 119)  hsl(40, 36%, 61%)  Ecru
#bf778f  rgb(191, 119, 143)  hsl(340, 36%, 61%)  Turkish Rose
#8fbf77  rgb(143, 191, 119)  hsl(100, 36%, 61%)  Pistachio