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Colour

#77AEFF

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

#77AEFF is a blue with RGB values 119, 174, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#77AEFF#77AEFF
HEX#77AEFF
RGBrgb(119, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.7, 100%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 53.3%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,843,583
CSS custom property--colour: #77AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#885100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#27C0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC877
Analogous#77F2FF, #8477FF
Triadic#FF77AE, #AEFF77
Split complementary#FF8477, #F2FF77
Tetradic#FF77F2, #FFC877, #77FF84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDEBFF
Lighter +10%#AACCFF
Darker −10%#4490FF
Darker −20%#1171FF
Darker −30%#0059DD
Darker −40%#0045AA
More saturated +25%#77AEFF
Less saturated −25%#88B1EE

Channel breakdown

R119
G174
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AE · B FF

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