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Recognised as Colour

#777CB2

  • #777CB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#777CB2 is a blue with RGB values 119, 124, 178 and HSL 235°, 28%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#777CB2#777CB2
HEX#777CB2
RGBrgb(119, 124, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4863, 0.698
RGB percentages46.7%, 48.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(234.9, 27.7%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 33.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK33.1%, 30.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,830,706
CSS custom property--colour: #777CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#88834D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C82B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#687EB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#67868Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Plum · ΔE 30Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2AD77
Analogous#779AB2, #8F77B2
Triadic#B2777C, #7CB277
Split complementary#B28F77, #99B277
Tetradic#B2779A, #B2AD77, #77B290

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FC
Lighter +30%#D9DAE9
Lighter +20%#B8BBD7
Lighter +10%#989BC4
Darker −10%#595F9D
Darker −20%#464B7D
Darker −30%#34375C
Darker −40%#22243B
More saturated +25%#5C66CD
Less saturated −25%#929297

Channel breakdown

R119
G124
B178
Red119 (46.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue234.92°
Saturation (HSL)27.7%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 7C · B B2

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