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Recognised as Colour

#77CBF0

  • #77CBF0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#77CBF0 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 203, 240 and HSL 198°, 80%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#77CBF0#77CBF0
HEX#77CBF0
RGBrgb(119, 203, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7961, 0.9412
RGB percentages46.7%, 79.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(198.3, 80.1%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 50.4%, 94.1%)
CMYK50.4%, 15.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,850,992
CSS custom property--colour: #77CBF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#88340F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BBF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#30D6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.1Light skyblue · ΔE 5.7Light blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F09C77
Analogous#77F0D9, #778EF0
Triadic#F077CB, #CBF077
Split complementary#F0778E, #F0D977
Tetradic#D977F0, #F09C77, #8EF077

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3EEFA
Lighter +10%#A5DDF5
Darker −10%#49B9EB
Darker −20%#1BA8E6
Darker −30%#1487BA
Darker −40%#0F668C
More saturated +25%#68D1FF
Less saturated −25%#8AC4DD

Channel breakdown

R119
G203
B240
Red119 (46.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue198.35°
Saturation (HSL)80.13%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G CB · B F0

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