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Recognised as Colour

#6777BB

  • #6777BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6777BB is a blue with RGB values 103, 119, 187 and HSL 229°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6777BB#6777BB
HEX#6777BB
RGBrgb(103, 119, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.4667, 0.7333
RGB percentages40.4%, 46.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(228.6, 38.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 44.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK44.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,780,859
CSS custom property--colour: #6777BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#988844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E7EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5777B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#498590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAB67
Analogous#67A1BB, #8167BB
Triadic#BB6777, #77BB67
Split complementary#BB8167, #A1BB67
Tetradic#BB67A1, #BBAB67, #67BB81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5FA
Lighter +30%#D1D6EA
Lighter +20%#ADB6DB
Lighter +10%#8A97CB
Darker −10%#4A5BA5
Darker −20%#3A4882
Darker −30%#2A345F
Darker −40%#1B213B
More saturated +25%#4C66D6
Less saturated −25%#83889F

Channel breakdown

R103
G119
B187
Red103 (40.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue228.57°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 77 · B BB

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