Colour

#77B3EC

#77B3EC
Blue
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Nearest: Light skyblue

#77B3EC is a blue with RGB values 119, 179, 236 and HSL 209°, 75%, 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

#77B3EC#77B3EC

HEX#77B3EC

RGBrgb(119, 179, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.702, 0.9255

RGB percentages46.7%, 70.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(209.2, 75.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 49.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK49.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,844,844

CSS custom property--colour: #77B3EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#884C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CB4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3DC0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16 Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECB077

Analogous#77ECEB, #7778EC

Triadic#EC77B3, #B3EC77

Split complementary#EC7778, #ECEA77

Tetradic#EB77EC, #ECB077, #79EC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFF

Lighter +20%#D0E5F9

Lighter +10%#A4CCF2

Darker −10%#4A9AE6

Darker −20%#1F81DE

Darker −30%#1967B1

Darker −40%#134D84

More saturated +25%#64B3FF

Less saturated −25%#8AB3D9

Channel breakdown

R119

G179

B236

Red119 (46.7%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue209.23°

Saturation (HSL)75.48%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G B3 · B EC

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Colour values

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