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Recognised as Colour

#0077BA

  • #0077BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0077BA is a blue with RGB values 0, 119, 186 and HSL 202°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0077BA#0077BA
HEX#0077BA
RGBrgb(0, 119, 186)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4667, 0.7294
RGB percentages0%, 46.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(201.6, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK100%, 36%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,650
CSS custom property--colour: #0077BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#FF8845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#567ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00878Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Light slate grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA4300
Analogous#00BAA0, #001ABA
Triadic#BA0077, #77BA00
Split complementary#BA001A, #BAA000
Tetradic#A000BA, #BA4300, #1ABA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87D4FF
Lighter +30%#54C1FF
Lighter +20%#21AFFF
Lighter +10%#0098ED
Darker −10%#005687
Darker −20%#003654
Darker −30%#001521
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0077BA
Less saturated −25%#1770A3

Channel breakdown

R0
G119
B186
Red0 (0%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue201.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 77 · B BA

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