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Colour

#0077CB

  • #0077CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0077CB is a blue with RGB values 0, 119, 203 and HSL 205°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0077CB#0077CB
HEX#0077CB
RGBrgb(0, 119, 203)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4667, 0.7961
RGB percentages0%, 46.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(204.8, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK100%, 41.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,667
CSS custom property--colour: #0077CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#FF8834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#296DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB5400
Analogous#00CBB9, #0012CB
Triadic#CB0077, #77CB00
Split complementary#CB0012, #CBB900
Tetradic#B900CB, #CB5400, #12CB00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98D4FF
Lighter +30%#65BFFF
Lighter +20%#32AAFF
Lighter +10%#0095FE
Darker −10%#005998
Darker −20%#003B65
Darker −30%#001D32
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0077CB
Less saturated −25%#1973B2

Channel breakdown

R0
G119
B203
Red0 (0%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue204.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 77 · B CB

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