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Recognised as Colour

#0077FF

  • #0077FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0077FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 119, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0077FF#0077FF
HEX#0077FF
HEX (short)#07F
RGBrgb(0, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages0%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,719
CSS custom property--colour: #0077FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FF8800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0099B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8800
Analogous#00F7FF, #0800FF
Triadic#FF0077, #77FF00
Split complementary#FF0800, #F6FF00
Tetradic#FF00F7, #FF8800, #00FF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE4FF
Lighter +30%#99C9FF
Lighter +20%#66ADFF
Lighter +10%#3392FF
Darker −10%#005FCC
Darker −20%#004799
Darker −30%#003066
Darker −40%#001833
More saturated +25%#0077FF
Less saturated −25%#2079DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G119
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 77 · B FF

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