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Colour

#77B2EE

  • #77B2EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#77B2EE is a blue with RGB values 119, 178, 238 and HSL 210°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#77B2EE#77B2EE
HEX#77B2EE
RGBrgb(119, 178, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.698, 0.9333
RGB percentages46.7%, 69.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(210.3, 77.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 50%, 93.3%)
CMYK50%, 25.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,844,590
CSS custom property--colour: #77B2EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#884D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3CC0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB377
Analogous#77EDEE, #7877EE
Triadic#EE77B2, #B2EE77
Split complementary#EE7877, #EDEE77
Tetradic#EE77ED, #EEB377, #77EE77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E5F9
Lighter +10%#A4CCF4
Darker −10%#4A98E8
Darker −20%#1C7FE3
Darker −30%#1765B5
Darker −40%#114C88
More saturated +25%#66B2FF
Less saturated −25%#8AB2DB

Channel breakdown

R119
G178
B238
Red119 (46.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue210.25°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G B2 · B EE

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