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Recognised as Colour

#77A4FD

  • #77A4FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#77A4FD is a blue with RGB values 119, 164, 253 and HSL 220°, 97%, 73%. 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

#77A4FD#77A4FD
HEX#77A4FD
RGBrgb(119, 164, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6431, 0.9922
RGB percentages46.7%, 64.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(219.9, 97.1%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 53%, 99.2%)
CMYK53%, 35.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,841,021
CSS custom property--colour: #77A4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#885B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2EB7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD077
Analogous#77E7FD, #8D77FD
Triadic#FD77A4, #A4FD77
Split complementary#FD8D77, #E7FD77
Tetradic#FD77E7, #FDD077, #77FD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE7FE
Lighter +10%#A9C6FE
Darker −10%#4582FC
Darker −20%#1261FC
Darker −30%#034BD8
Darker −40%#0239A6
More saturated +25%#75A3FF
Less saturated −25%#88AAEC

Channel breakdown

R119
G164
B253
Red119 (46.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue219.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.1%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G A4 · B FD

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