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Colour

#7D77A6

  • #7D77A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D77A6 is a blue with RGB values 125, 119, 166 and HSL 248°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D77A6#7D77A6
HEX#7D77A6
RGBrgb(125, 119, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4667, 0.651
RGB percentages49%, 46.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(247.7, 20.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 28.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK24.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,222,630
CSS custom property--colour: #7D77A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#828859

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7DA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#747F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Gray · ΔE 27.5Dim grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0A677
Analogous#7789A6, #9577A6
Triadic#A67D77, #77A67D
Split complementary#A69577, #89A677
Tetradic#A67789, #A0A677, #77A695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F2F7
Lighter +30%#D5D3E3
Lighter +20%#B8B5CE
Lighter +10%#9A96BA
Darker −10%#635D8D
Darker −20%#4D486F
Darker −30%#383450
Darker −40%#222031
More saturated +25%#685BC2
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R125
G119
B166
Red125 (49%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue247.66°
Saturation (HSL)20.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 77 · B A6

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