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Colour

#77AAEE

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

#77AAEE is a blue with RGB values 119, 170, 238 and HSL 214°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#77AAEE#77AAEE
HEX#77AAEE
HEX (short)#7AE
RGBrgb(119, 170, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6667, 0.9333
RGB percentages46.7%, 66.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(214.3, 77.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 50%, 93.3%)
CMYK50%, 28.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,842,542
CSS custom property--colour: #77AAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#885511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FAEF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3EB9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEBB77
Analogous#77E5EE, #8077EE
Triadic#EE77AA, #AAEE77
Split complementary#EE8077, #E5EE77
Tetradic#EE77E5, #EEBB77, #77EE80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E3F9
Lighter +10%#A4C6F4
Darker −10%#4A8EE8
Darker −20%#1C71E3
Darker −30%#175BB5
Darker −40%#114488
More saturated +25%#66A8FF
Less saturated −25%#8AADDB

Channel breakdown

R119
G170
B238
Red119 (46.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AA · B EE

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