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Recognised as Colour

#77CDFC

  • #77CDFC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#77CDFC is a blue with RGB values 119, 205, 252 and HSL 201°, 96%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#77CDFC#77CDFC
HEX#77CDFC
RGBrgb(119, 205, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.8039, 0.9882
RGB percentages46.7%, 80.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(201.2, 95.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 52.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK52.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,851,516
CSS custom property--colour: #77CDFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#883203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CBFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BDFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1BD9DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.6Sky blue · ΔE 9.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 20.3Powder blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.64, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA677
Analogous#77FCE9, #778BFC
Triadic#FC77CD, #CDFC77
Split complementary#FC778B, #FCE977
Tetradic#E977FC, #FCA677, #8BFC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF2FE
Lighter +10%#A9DFFD
Darker −10%#45BBFB
Darker −20%#13A8FA
Darker −30%#058CD5
Darker −40%#046BA3
More saturated +25%#74CEFF
Less saturated −25%#88C8EB

Channel breakdown

R119
G205
B252
Red119 (46.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue201.2°
Saturation (HSL)95.68%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G CD · B FC

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