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Recognised as Colour

#777DD8

  • #777DD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#777DD8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 125, 216 and HSL 236°, 55%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#777DD8#777DD8
HEX#777DD8
RGBrgb(119, 125, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4902, 0.8471
RGB percentages46.7%, 49%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(236.3, 55.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 44.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK44.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,000
CSS custom property--colour: #777DD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#888227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A89DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5482D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5690A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8D277
Analogous#77AED8, #A177D8
Triadic#D8777D, #7DD877
Split complementary#D8A277, #AED877
Tetradic#D877AE, #D8D277, #77D8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFFA
Lighter +20%#C6C9EF
Lighter +10%#9FA3E3
Darker −10%#4F57CD
Darker −20%#343CB5
Darker −30%#292F8D
Darker −40%#1D2266
More saturated +25%#616AEE
Less saturated −25%#8D90C2

Channel breakdown

R119
G125
B216
Red119 (46.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue236.29°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 7D · B D8

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