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Recognised as Colour

#777ED8

  • #777ED8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#777ED8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 126, 216 and HSL 236°, 55%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#777ED8#777ED8
HEX#777ED8
RGBrgb(119, 126, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4941, 0.8471
RGB percentages46.7%, 49.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(235.7, 55.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 44.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK44.9%, 41.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,256
CSS custom property--colour: #777ED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#888127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5582D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5691A0no 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 text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8D177
Analogous#77AFD8, #A177D8
Triadic#D8777E, #7ED877
Split complementary#D8A177, #AFD877
Tetradic#D877AE, #D8D177, #77D8A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFFA
Lighter +20%#C6C9EF
Lighter +10%#9FA4E3
Darker −10%#4F58CD
Darker −20%#343DB5
Darker −30%#29308D
Darker −40%#1D2266
More saturated +25%#616BEE
Less saturated −25%#8D91C2

Channel breakdown

R119
G126
B216
Red119 (46.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue235.67°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 7E · B D8

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