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Recognised as Colour

#77ABFF

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

#77ABFF is a blue with RGB values 119, 171, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#77ABFF#77ABFF
HEX#77ABFF
RGBrgb(119, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.1, 100%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 53.3%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,842,815
CSS custom property--colour: #77ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#885400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#28BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCB77
Analogous#77EFFF, #8777FF
Triadic#FF77AB, #ABFF77
Split complementary#FF8777, #EFFF77
Tetradic#FF77EF, #FFCB77, #77FF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDEAFF
Lighter +10%#AACBFF
Darker −10%#448CFF
Darker −20%#116CFF
Darker −30%#0055DD
Darker −40%#0041AA
More saturated +25%#77ABFF
Less saturated −25%#88AFEE

Channel breakdown

R119
G171
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AB · B FF

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