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Recognised as Colour

#777CCA

  • #777CCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#777CCA is a blue with RGB values 119, 124, 202 and HSL 236°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#777CCA#777CCA
HEX#777CCA
RGBrgb(119, 124, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4863, 0.7922
RGB percentages46.7%, 48.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(236.4, 43.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 41.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,830,730
CSS custom property--colour: #777CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#888335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6186CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C80C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5D8C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC577
Analogous#77A6CA, #9B77CA
Triadic#CA777C, #7CCA77
Split complementary#CA9C77, #A5CA77
Tetradic#CA77A6, #CAC577, #77CA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E6F5
Lighter +20%#C0C3E7
Lighter +10%#9C9FD8
Darker −10%#5259BC
Darker −20%#3D439E
Darker −30%#2F3479
Darker −40%#212454
More saturated +25%#5F67E2
Less saturated −25%#8F91B2

Channel breakdown

R119
G124
B202
Red119 (46.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue236.39°
Saturation (HSL)43.92%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 7C · B CA

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