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Shadow blue / #778ba5 Hex Color Code

#778ba5 Paint ChipThe color shadow blue with hexadecimal color code #778ba5 is a shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #778ba5 is comprised of 46.67% red, 54.51% green and 64.71% blue. In the HSL color space #778ba5 has a hue of 214° (degrees), 20% saturation and 56% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 478.22 nm.

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#778ba5 linear gradient to complementary #a0947c

  1. #778ba5
  2. #7f8c9e
  3. #878e97
  4. #8e8f91
  5. #94918a
  6. #9a9283
  7. #a0947c

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #5e728b
  2. #667a93
  3. #6e829c
  4. #778ba5
  5. #8094ae
  6. #889cb7
  7. #91a5c0

Tints and Shades

#778ba5 to white

  1. #778ba5
  2. #8d9db4
  3. #a3b0c2
  4. #bac3d1
  5. #d1d7e0
  6. #e8ebf0
  7. #ffffff

#778ba5 to black

  1. #778ba5
  2. #627287
  3. #4f5b6b
  4. #3c4450
  5. #2a2f36
  6. #181b1e
  7. #000000

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Similar Paints

  1. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ P 111-4 U
      #768da7       ΔE = 0.954 / LRV ≈ 25.7%
    2. ★ P 111-12 U
      #7388a0       ΔE = 1.547 / LRV ≈ 23.8%

  2. Peintures MF

    1. ★ Rue Queen
      #758aa7       ΔE = 1.111 / LRV ≈ 24.7%
    2. CD361-4
      #74849f       ΔE = 2.710 / LRV ≈ 22.7%

  3. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 3020-R90B
      #7389a2       ΔE = 1.186 / LRV ≈ 24.1%
    2. S 3020-R80B
      #7c88a5       ΔE = 2.721 / LRV ≈ 24.6%

  4. Sigma

    1. ★ Cool Blue / S 4020-R80B
      #778ca3       ΔE = 1.269 / LRV ≈ 25.3%
    2. ★ Mistic Purple / S 4020-R70B
      #7b89a3       ΔE = 1.624 / LRV ≈ 24.7%

  5. Chrysler

    1. ★ Bluebonnet Blue
      #788eaa       ΔE = 1.294 / LRV ≈ 26.2%
    2. ★ Blue
      #7e8da4       ΔE = 1.737 / LRV ≈ 26.2%

  6. Olympic

    1. ★ Evening Hush C47-4
      #798ea6       ΔE = 1.360 / LRV ≈ 26.2%
    2. Violet Aura C46-4
      #808da2       ΔE = 2.399 / LRV ≈ 26.2%

  7. Taubmans

    1. ★ Evening Hush / T10 39H-2
      #7b8ea5       ΔE = 1.556 / LRV ≈ 26.3%

  8. Dutch Boy

    1. ★ Cheboygan Blue
      #798da3       ΔE = 1.642 / LRV ≈ 25.8%
    2. Space Age
      #808eac       ΔE = 2.961 / LRV ≈ 26.9%

  9. Ford

    1. ★ Silver Mink
      #7e8da4       ΔE = 1.737 / LRV ≈ 26.2%
    2. Colonial Blue
      #73859d       ΔE = 2.355 / LRV ≈ 22.9%

  10. British Standard

    1. ★ BS 4800 20 C 37 - Larkspur blue / Viking
      #7088a2       ΔE = 1.743 / LRV ≈ 23.7%

  11. Tamiya

    1. ★ Tamiya 80325,XF25
      #7a8ba9       ΔE = 1.894 / LRV ≈ 25.5%

  12. Porter Paints

    1. ★ Evening Hush / 447-5
      #7c8ba8       ΔE = 2.003 / LRV ≈ 25.6%
    2. Blueberry Muffin / 547-5
      #8290a6       ΔE = 2.841 / LRV ≈ 27.4%

  13. PPG Pittsburgh Paints

    1. ★ Evening Hush 447-5
      #7c8ba8       ΔE = 2.003 / LRV ≈ 25.6%
    2. Blueberry Muffin 547-5
      #8290a6       ΔE = 2.841 / LRV ≈ 27.4%

  14. Liebherr

    1. ★ Blaugrau / 075421
      #778ca1       ΔE = 2.008 / LRV ≈ 25.3%

  15. Cloverdale Paint

    1. ★ Premiere Purple / 7223
      #7887a3       ΔE = 2.059 / LRV ≈ 24.0%
    2. Pale Orchid / 7231
      #818ea1       ΔE = 2.982 / LRV ≈ 26.6%

  16. Asian Paints

    1. ★ Foggy Dash / 9176
      #7088a0       ΔE = 2.086 / LRV ≈ 23.6%

  17. AMC

    1. ★ Ice Blue
      #7690ac       ΔE = 2.112 / LRV ≈ 26.8%
    2. Light Blue
      #718fa9       ΔE = 2.625 / LRV ≈ 26.0%

  18. Brillux

    1. ★ 60.09.19
      #7c90a7       ΔE = 2.162 / LRV ≈ 27.0%

  19. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Medium Slate
      #7d8b9f       ΔE = 2.237 / LRV ≈ 25.3%
    2. Silver Steel Gray
      #71879c       ΔE = 2.805 / LRV ≈ 23.2%

  20. Opaltone / OMS

    1. ★ 6160
      #7f8fa5       ΔE = 2.262 / LRV ≈ 26.9%
    2. 6154
      #728ca1       ΔE = 2.879 / LRV ≈ 24.9%

  21. Valspar Paint

    1. ★ Redstone Guest Blue
      #7886a1       ΔE = 2.296 / LRV ≈ 23.6%
    2. Blue Sash
      #738ca2       ΔE = 2.332 / LRV ≈ 25.0%

  22. Benjamin Moore

    1. Stratford Blue / 831
      #7786a2       ΔE = 2.301 / LRV ≈ 23.6%
    2. Old Blue Jeans / 839
      #6c8aa4       ΔE = 2.665 / LRV ≈ 24.0%

  23. Pratt & Lambert

    1. Dusk Sky 27-23
      #708eab       ΔE = 2.343 / LRV ≈ 25.7%

  24. Levis

    1. Real Lavender
      #75859d       ΔE = 2.346 / LRV ≈ 23.0%
    2. Luchtkasteel
      #6d8dab       ΔE = 2.707 / LRV ≈ 25.2%

  25. Earthpaint

    1. 4-37-4 Moon Shadow
      #7d8ea2       ΔE = 2.406 / LRV ≈ 26.3%
    2. 3-38-4 Moonstone Hue
      #7e8fae       ΔE = 2.877 / LRV ≈ 27.1%

  26. Behr

    1. 590F-5 Magic Spell
      #7085a1       ΔE = 2.442 / LRV ≈ 22.8%

  27. Tollens

    1. TF254-3
      #7490ae       ΔE = 2.481 / LRV ≈ 26.7%

  28. Duron

    1. Bracing Blue
      #7c91ae       ΔE = 2.532 / LRV ≈ 27.6%

  29. Vista Paint

    1. Pale Orchid
      #7e889f       ΔE = 2.612 / LRV ≈ 24.5%
    2. Piece of the Sky
      #6b8aa9       ΔE = 2.776 / LRV ≈ 24.2%

  30. McCormick Paints

    1. Pale Orchid
      #7e889f       ΔE = 2.612 / LRV ≈ 24.5%

  31. Berger

    1. Pale Orchid / 7231
      #7e889f       ΔE = 2.612 / LRV ≈ 24.5%
    2. Piece of Sky / 7304
      #6b8aa9       ΔE = 2.776 / LRV ≈ 24.2%

  32. Scib Paints

    1. Pale Orchid / 7231
      #7e889f       ΔE = 2.612 / LRV ≈ 24.5%
    2. Piece of Sky / 7304
      #6b8aa9       ΔE = 2.776 / LRV ≈ 24.2%

  33. Devoe Paint

    1. Harlequin / 50BB 27/232
      #7a8faf       ΔE = 2.661 / LRV ≈ 26.9%

  34. Albany Paint

    1. Ionian Sea
      #728ba0       ΔE = 2.716 / LRV ≈ 24.6%

  35. General Paint

    1. Purple Haze / CL 2364D
      #7f92aa       ΔE = 2.794 / LRV ≈ 28.0%

  36. Martha Stewart Living

    1. Hydrangea Purple B06
      #76859a       ΔE = 2.801 / LRV ≈ 23.0%

  37. Caparol

    1. 2452
      #7484a0       ΔE = 2.809 / LRV ≈ 22.8%
    2. 65 4 220 / Arctis 15
      #70849c       ΔE = 2.860 / LRV ≈ 22.3%

  38. Plascon

    1. Mirage Jet B3-E2-2
      #7490b0       ΔE = 2.821 / LRV ≈ 26.8%

  39. ICI Paints

    1. Windmill Blue 50BB 26/130
      #79859b       ΔE = 2.842 / LRV ≈ 23.2%

  40. Tikkurila

    1. 2107
      #7792af       ΔE = 2.851 / LRV ≈ 27.6%

  41. Evonik-Degussa

    1. 334
      #6d859e       ΔE = 2.875 / LRV ≈ 22.5%

  42. Coronado Paint

    1. 7231 - Pale Orchid
      #7a879a       ΔE = 2.878 / LRV ≈ 23.8%

  43. Sherwin-Williams

    1. Scanda - 6529
      #6b8ca9       ΔE = 2.910 / LRV ≈ 24.7%

  44. Jotun

    1. 0269 / Kornblå
      #708ca2       ΔE = 2.977 / LRV ≈ 24.8%

  45. Sikkens

    1. T3.20.50
      #6a8ba9       ΔE = 2.983 / LRV ≈ 24.4%

#778ba5 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#778ba5 foreground

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Henry Ward Beecher
<p style="color: #778ba5">…</p>

#778ba5 background

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

Edward Hopper
<p style="background-color: #778ba5">…</p>

#778ba5 shadow

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Scott Adams
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #778ba5">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
7834533
Binary
01110111, 10001011, 10100101
Hexadecimal
#778ba5
LRV
≈ 25.1%
Closest short hex
#78a ΔE = 3.114
RGB
rgb(119, 139, 165)
RGBA
rgba(119, 139, 165, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.281, g: 0.329, b: 0.390
RYB
red: 0.467%, yellow: 0.521%, blue: 0.647%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-8942683 / 0xff778ba5
HSL
hsl(214, 20%, 56%)
HSLA
hsla(214, 20%, 56%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 214° (213.913), saturation: 28% (0.279), value: 65% (0.647)
HSP
hue: 213.913, saturation: 27.879%, perceived brightness: 53.597%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 244.456, S: 31.535, L: 57.176
Cubehelix
H: -149.115, S: 0.266, L: 0.533
TSL
T: -1.860, S: 0.070, L: 0.533
CMYK
cyan: 28% (0.279), magenta: 16% (0.158), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 35% (0.353)
CMY
cyan: 53% (0.533), magenta: 45% (0.455), yellow: 35% (0.353)
XYZ
X: 23.630, Y: 25.103, Z: 39.190
xyY
x: 0.269, y: 0.286, Y: 25.103
CIELab
L: 57.176, a: -1.015, b: -16.102
CIELuv
L: 57.176, u: -11.357, v: -23.763
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 57.176, C: 16.134, H: 266.392
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 57.176, C: 26.337, H: 244.456
Hunter-Lab
L: 50.103, a: -3.494, b: -11.305
CIECAM02
J: 46.552, C: 23.501, h: 248.809, Q: 134.425, M: 20.552, s: 39.101, H: 305.415
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.166, jaune: -2.802, green: 1.037
LMS
L: 21.736, M: 26.225, S: 38.952
YCbCr
Y: 132.809, Cb: 142.374, Cr: 117.374
YCgCo
Y: 140.500, Cg: -1.500, Co: 18.250
YDbDr
Y: 135.984, Db: 43.658, Dr: 32.302
YPbPr
Y: 136.612, Pb: 15.300, Pr: -11.196
xvYCC
Y: 133.326, Cb: 141.440, Cr: 118.165
YIQ
Y: 135.984, I: -20.267, Q: 3.860
YUV
Y: 135.984, U: 14.280, V: -14.900
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 5/4 ΔE = 4.798
Brand Color
Dell ΔE = 8.815

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