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Recognised as Colour

#777BAA

  • #777BAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#777BAA is a blue with RGB values 119, 123, 170 and HSL 235°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#777BAA#777BAA
HEX#777BAA
RGBrgb(119, 123, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4824, 0.6667
RGB percentages46.7%, 48.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(235.3, 23.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 30%, 66.7%)
CMYK30%, 27.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,830,442
CSS custom property--colour: #777BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#888455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D80ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#6A848Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA677
Analogous#7795AA, #8C77AA
Triadic#AA777B, #7BAA77
Split complementary#AA8C77, #95AA77
Tetradic#AA7795, #AAA677, #77AA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5F8
Lighter +30%#D5D6E5
Lighter +20%#B6B8D1
Lighter +10%#9699BE
Darker −10%#5C6092
Darker −20%#484B73
Darker −30%#343754
Darker −40%#212234
More saturated +25%#5B64C6
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R119
G123
B170
Red119 (46.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue235.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 7B · B AA

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