Colour

#777BC5

#777BC5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#777BC5 is a blue with RGB values 119, 123, 197 and HSL 237°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#777BC5

RGBrgb(119, 123, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4824, 0.7725

RGB percentages46.7%, 48.2%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(236.9, 40.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 39.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK39.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,830,469

CSS custom property--colour: #777BC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#88843A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6284C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E7FC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#608A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5C177

Analogous#77A2C5, #9A77C5

Triadic#C5777B, #7BC577

Split complementary#C59A77, #A2C577

Tetradic#C577A2, #C5C177, #77C59A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2E3F3

Lighter +20%#BFC0E3

Lighter +10%#9B9ED4

Darker −10%#5358B6

Darker −20%#404496

Darker −30%#313472

Darker −40%#21244F

More saturated +25%#5F65DD

Less saturated −25%#8F91AD

Channel breakdown

R119

G123

B197

Red119 (46.7%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue236.92°

Saturation (HSL)40.21%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 7B · B C5

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