Colour

#77779C

#77779C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#77779C is a blue with RGB values 119, 119, 156 and HSL 240°, 16%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#77779C#77779C

HEX#77779C

RGBrgb(119, 119, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4667, 0.6118

RGB percentages46.7%, 46.7%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(240, 15.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 23.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK23.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,829,404

CSS custom property--colour: #77779C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#888863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C799Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#6F7D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Steel blue · ΔE 17.6 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9C9C77

Analogous#778A9C, #8A779C

Triadic#9C7777, #779C77

Split complementary#9C8A77, #8A9C77

Tetradic#9C778A, #9C9C77, #779C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDEDF2

Lighter +30%#D0D0DC

Lighter +20%#B2B2C7

Lighter +10%#9595B1

Darker −10%#5E5E82

Darker −20%#494964

Darker −30%#333347

Darker −40%#1E1E29

More saturated +25%#5A5AB9

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R119

G119

B156

Red119 (46.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)15.74%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 77 · B 9C

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Colour values

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