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#778BCA Color

#778BCA is rgb(119, 139, 202) in RGB, hsl(226, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 31%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#778BCA
HEX#778BCA
RGBrgb(119, 139, 202)
HSLhsl(226, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(226, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 31%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.098 270.1)
LABlab(58.22% 4.91 -35.37)
LCHlch(58.22% 35.70 277.90)

What #778BCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #778BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 8.21Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 8.75Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 11.25Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 11.63Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 12.51Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 12.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#778BCA Channel Values

How #778BCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 139 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #778BCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #778BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #778BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #778BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#778BCA
Complementary
#CAB777
Analogous
#77B4CA
Analogous
#8D77CA
Triadic
#CA778B
Triadic
#8BCA77
Split comp.
#CA8D77
Split comp.
#B4CA77

Tints & Shades of #778BCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#899AD1
#9CAAD8
#AEBAE0
#C1C9E7
#D3D9EE
#E5E9F5

Shades

#5A71BF
#425AA9
#364A8C
#29396A
#1E294D
#11172C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #778BCA.

How #778BCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#778BCA
Protanopia#8888CA
Protanomaly#8189CA
Deuteranopia#8585CA
Deuteranomaly#8087CA
Tritanopia#699595
Tritanomaly#6F91AD
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #778BCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-778bca: #778BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #778BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-778bca': '#778BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.545, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_778bca">#778BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#778BCA"

More Blue Colors

#778BCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#778BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #778BCA?

#778BCA is a light blue — rgb(119, 139, 202) in RGB and hsl(226, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #778BCA?

#778BCA is rgb(119, 139, 202) — red 119, green 139, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #778BCA?

#778BCA converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 31%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #778BCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #778BCA scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #778BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #778BCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.88, which is visibly different.

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