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Recognised as Colour

#77A4FA

  • #77A4FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#77A4FA is a blue with RGB values 119, 164, 250 and HSL 219°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#77A4FA#77A4FA
HEX#77A4FA
RGBrgb(119, 164, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6431, 0.9804
RGB percentages46.7%, 64.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(219.4, 92.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 52.4%, 98%)
CMYK52.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,841,018
CSS custom property--colour: #77A4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#885B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ABFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#729FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#32B7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACD77
Analogous#77E5FA, #8C77FA
Triadic#FA77A4, #A4FA77
Split complementary#FA8B77, #E6FA77
Tetradic#FA77E5, #FACD77, #77FA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E6FE
Lighter +10%#A8C5FC
Darker −10%#4683F8
Darker −20%#1562F6
Darker −30%#084DD0
Darker −40%#063B9F
More saturated +25%#72A2FF
Less saturated −25%#89AAE8

Channel breakdown

R119
G164
B250
Red119 (46.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue219.39°
Saturation (HSL)92.91%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G A4 · B FA

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