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Recognised as Colour

#77BBE4

  • #77BBE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#77BBE4 is a blue with RGB values 119, 187, 228 and HSL 203°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#77BBE4#77BBE4
HEX#77BBE4
RGBrgb(119, 187, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7333, 0.8941
RGB percentages46.7%, 73.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(202.6, 66.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 47.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK47.8%, 18%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,846,884
CSS custom property--colour: #77BBE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#88441B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BAE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#42C6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light blue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4A077
Analogous#77E4D7, #7784E4
Triadic#E477BB, #BBE477
Split complementary#E47784, #E4D777
Tetradic#D777E4, #E4A077, #84E477

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBFD
Lighter +20%#CCE6F5
Lighter +10%#A2D0EC
Darker −10%#4CA6DC
Darker −20%#298FCC
Darker −30%#2071A2
Darker −40%#185377
More saturated +25%#63C0F8
Less saturated −25%#8BB6D0

Channel breakdown

R119
G187
B228
Red119 (46.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue202.57°
Saturation (HSL)66.87%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G BB · B E4

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