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Recognised as Colour

#77CDD8

  • #77CDD8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#77CDD8 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 205, 216 and HSL 187°, 55%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#77CDD8#77CDD8
HEX#77CDD8
RGBrgb(119, 205, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.8039, 0.8471
RGB percentages46.7%, 80.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(186.8, 55.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 44.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK44.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,851,480
CSS custom property--colour: #77CDD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#883227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C7D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BBD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#46D4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 13.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88277
Analogous#77D8B3, #779CD8
Triadic#D877CD, #CDD877
Split complementary#D8779C, #D8B377
Tetradic#B377D8, #D88277, #9DD877

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF9FA
Lighter +20%#C6EAEF
Lighter +10%#9FDCE3
Darker −10%#4FBECD
Darker −20%#34A6B5
Darker −30%#29828D
Darker −40%#1D5E66
More saturated +25%#61DEEE
Less saturated −25%#8DBCC2

Channel breakdown

R119
G205
B216
Red119 (46.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue186.8°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G CD · B D8

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