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Recognised as Colour

#77A0FA

  • #77A0FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#77A0FA is a blue with RGB values 119, 160, 250 and HSL 221°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#77A0FA#77A0FA
HEX#77A0FA
RGBrgb(119, 160, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6275, 0.9804
RGB percentages46.7%, 62.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(221.2, 92.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 52.4%, 98%)
CMYK52.4%, 36%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,994
CSS custom property--colour: #77A0FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#885F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA8FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9CF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#34B4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Royal blue · ΔE 29Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD177
Analogous#77E1FA, #8F77FA
Triadic#FA77A0, #A0FA77
Split complementary#FA9077, #E1FA77
Tetradic#FA77E2, #FAD177, #77FA90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E5FE
Lighter +10%#A8C2FC
Darker −10%#467EF8
Darker −20%#155BF6
Darker −30%#0846D0
Darker −40%#06369F
More saturated +25%#729EFF
Less saturated −25%#89A7E8

Channel breakdown

R119
G160
B250
Red119 (46.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue221.22°
Saturation (HSL)92.91%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G A0 · B FA

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