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Recognised as Colour

#777FCC

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

#777FCC is a blue with RGB values 119, 127, 204 and HSL 234°, 45%, 63%. 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

#777FCC#777FCC
HEX#777FCC
RGBrgb(119, 127, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.498, 0.8
RGB percentages46.7%, 49.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(234.4, 45.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 41.7%, 80%)
CMYK41.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,500
CSS custom property--colour: #777FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#888033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6488CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E82CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5C8E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC477
Analogous#77A9CC, #9A77CC
Triadic#CC777F, #7FCC77
Split complementary#CC9A77, #A9CC77
Tetradic#CC77A9, #CCC477, #77CC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E8F6
Lighter +20%#C1C5E8
Lighter +10%#9CA2DA
Darker −10%#525CBE
Darker −20%#3C46A1
Darker −30%#2E367C
Darker −40%#202657
More saturated +25%#606CE3
Less saturated −25%#8E92B5

Channel breakdown

R119
G127
B204
Red119 (46.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue234.35°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 7F · B CC

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