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Recognised as Colour

#3777FF

  • #3777FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3777FF is a blue with RGB values 55, 119, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3777FF#3777FF
HEX#3777FF
RGBrgb(55, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages21.6%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK78.4%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,635,199
CSS custom property--colour: #3777FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#C88800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0099B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBF37
Analogous#37DBFF, #5B37FF
Triadic#FF3777, #77FF37
Split complementary#FF5B37, #DBFF37
Tetradic#FF37DB, #FFBF37, #37FF5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0DFFF
Lighter +20%#9DBCFF
Lighter +10%#6A9AFF
Darker −10%#0454FF
Darker −20%#0043D0
Darker −30%#00329D
Darker −40%#00226A
More saturated +25%#3777FF
Less saturated −25%#5080E6

Channel breakdown

R55
G119
B255
Red55 (21.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 77 · B FF

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