Colour

#777FAD

#777FAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#777FAD is a blue with RGB values 119, 127, 173 and HSL 231°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#777FAD#777FAD

HEX#777FAD

RGBrgb(119, 127, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.498, 0.6784

RGB percentages46.7%, 49.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(231.1, 24.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 31.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK31.2%, 26.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,831,469

CSS custom property--colour: #777FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 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#818181

Inverted#888052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7184AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E80ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#69888Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 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

Steel blue · ΔE 14 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADA577

Analogous#779AAD, #8A77AD

Triadic#AD777F, #7FAD77

Split complementary#AD8A77, #9AAD77

Tetradic#AD779A, #ADA577, #77AD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7FA

Lighter +30%#D6D9E7

Lighter +20%#B7BBD3

Lighter +10%#979DC0

Darker −10%#5B6396

Darker −20%#474E77

Darker −30%#343957

Darker −40%#212437

More saturated +25%#5C6CC8

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R119

G127

B173

Red119 (46.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue231.11°

Saturation (HSL)24.77%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 7F · B AD

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