What color is Dark Pastel Blue?
Dark Pastel Blue color belongs to the Blue Pastel color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Dark Pastel Blue is #779ECB, and the RGB color code is RGB(119, 158, 203).
In the RGB color model, Dark Pastel Blue has a red value of 119, a green value of 158, and a blue value of 203. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 41.4% cyan, 22.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 20.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 212.1° (degrees), 44.7 % saturation, and 63.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Dark Pastel Blue has a hue of 212.1° (degrees), 41.4 % saturation and 79.6 % brightness/value.
Dark Pastel Blue is cool or warm?
The color Dark Pastel Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Dark Pastel Blue? (For interior and product design)
Dark Pastel Blue has an LRV of nearly 32.7. By LRV value, it is a medium color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 32.7 of Dark Pastel Blue with dark and light color
Is Dark Pastel Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Dark Pastel Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Dark Pastel Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #779ECB
- Red
- 77
- Green
- 9E
- Blue
- CB
- Red
- 119 (46.7%)
- Green
- 158 (62.0%)
- Blue
- 203 (79.6%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 41.38%
- Magenta
- 22.17%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 20.39%
- Hue
- 212.14°
- Saturation
- 44.68 %
- Lightness
- 63.14 %
- Hue
- 212.14°
- Saturation
- 41.38 %
- Brightness / Value
- 79.61 %
- Red
- 31 (12.1%)
- Yellow
- 46 (18.2%)
- Blue
- 91 (35.7%)
- Hue
- 212.14°
- Whiteness
- 46.67 %
- Blackness
- 20.39 %
- Cyan
- 53.33%
- Magenta
- 38.04%
- Yellow
- 20.39%
- X
- 30.61
- Y
- 32.69
- Z
- 61.2
- Y1
- 32.69
- X
- 0.25
- Y2
- 0.26
- L
- 63.91
- A
- -1.69
- B
- -27.28
- L
- 63.91
- C
- 27.33
- H
- 266.46
- L
- 63.91
- U
- -19.96
- V
- -42.17
- L
- 57.17
- A
- -4.47
- B
- -23.44
- LRV
- ~ 32.7 %
- Munsell Color System
- 1.8PB 6.2/6
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Dark Pastel Blue
These are the named colors closest to Dark Pastel Blue , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Dark Pastel Blue
These are the real paint colors closest to Dark Pastel Blue from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Dark Pastel Blue once it is on a wall.
Valspar
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PPG Paints
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Sherwin Williams
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Behr
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Dunn-Edwards
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Benjamin Moore
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Dark Pastel Blue - #779ECB?
Color that best contrast with Dark Pastel Blue - #779ECB is #CBA477, color name is Camel*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Dark Pastel Blue - #779ECB?
Complementary or Opposite color for Dark Pastel Blue - #779ECB is #CBA477, color name is Camel*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Dark Pastel Blue - #779ECB Color Images and Patterns
