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Recognised as Colour

#7D77BF

  • #7D77BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D77BF is a blue with RGB values 125, 119, 191 and HSL 245°, 36%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D77BF#7D77BF
HEX#7D77BF
RGBrgb(125, 119, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4667, 0.749
RGB percentages49%, 46.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(245, 36%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 37.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK34.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,222,655
CSS custom property--colour: #7D77BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#828840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6181C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C8492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BF77
Analogous#7795BF, #A177BF
Triadic#BF7D77, #77BF7D
Split complementary#BFA177, #95BF77
Tetradic#BF7795, #B9BF77, #77BFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0DFF0
Lighter +20%#BFBCE0
Lighter +10%#9E9ACF
Darker −10%#5C54AF
Darker −20%#49438D
Darker −30%#37326B
Darker −40%#252248
More saturated +25%#685ED8
Less saturated −25%#9290A6

Channel breakdown

R125
G119
B191
Red125 (49%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue245°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 77 · B BF

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