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Recognised as Colour

#77ADCC

  • #77ADCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#77ADCC is a blue with RGB values 119, 173, 204 and HSL 202°, 45%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#77ADCC#77ADCC
HEX#77ADCC
RGBrgb(119, 173, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6784, 0.8
RGB percentages46.7%, 67.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(201.9, 45.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 41.7%, 80%)
CMYK41.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,843,276
CSS custom property--colour: #77ADCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#885233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EABCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#55B5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9677
Analogous#77CCC1, #7783CC
Triadic#CC77AD, #ADCC77
Split complementary#CC7783, #CCC177
Tetradic#C077CC, #CC9677, #83CC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F0F6
Lighter +20%#C1DAE8
Lighter +10%#9CC3DA
Darker −10%#5297BE
Darker −20%#3C7CA1
Darker −30%#2E5F7C
Darker −40%#204357
More saturated +25%#60B3E3
Less saturated −25%#8EA7B5

Channel breakdown

R119
G173
B204
Red119 (46.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue201.88°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AD · B CC

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