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Colour

#77809D

  • #77809D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#77809D is a blue with RGB values 119, 128, 157 and HSL 226°, 16%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#77809D#77809D
HEX#77809D
RGBrgb(119, 128, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.502, 0.6157
RGB percentages46.7%, 50.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(225.8, 16.2%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 24.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK24.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,709
CSS custom property--colour: #77809D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#887F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78829Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#757F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6E858Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1Slate grey · ΔE 8.2Gray · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Dim grey · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D9477
Analogous#77939D, #81779D
Triadic#9D7780, #809D77
Split complementary#9D8177, #939D77
Tetradic#9D7793, #9D9477, #779D81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFF2
Lighter +30%#D0D3DD
Lighter +20%#B2B7C8
Lighter +10%#959CB2
Darker −10%#5E6783
Darker −20%#495065
Darker −30%#343847
Darker −40%#1E212A
More saturated +25%#5A71BA
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R119
G128
B157
Red119 (46.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue225.79°
Saturation (HSL)16.24%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 80 · B 9D

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