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Colour

#77B3FF

  • #77B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#77B3FF is a blue with RGB values 119, 179, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#77B3FF#77B3FF
HEX#77B3FF
RGBrgb(119, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.5, 100%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 53.3%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,844,863
CSS custom property--colour: #77B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#884C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#25C4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC377
Analogous#77F7FF, #7F77FF
Triadic#FF77B3, #B3FF77
Split complementary#FF7F77, #F7FF77
Tetradic#FF77F7, #FFC377, #77FF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDECFF
Lighter +10%#AAD0FF
Darker −10%#4497FF
Darker −20%#117AFF
Darker −30%#0062DD
Darker −40%#004BAA
More saturated +25%#77B3FF
Less saturated −25%#88B5EE

Channel breakdown

R119
G179
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G B3 · B FF

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