#77a0e8

Color #77a0e8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#77a0e8

RGB

rgb(119, 160, 232)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 71.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 48.7%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.7%, 31%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(65.66, 5.5, -40.6)

LCH

lch(65.66, 40.97, 277.71)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.1154, 261.22)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 46.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8bf77

Analogous

#77d9e8

#77a0e8

#8677e8

Triadic

#77a0e8

#e877a0

#a0e877

Split-complementary

#77a0e8

#e88677

#d9e877

Tetradic

#77a0e8

#bf77e8

#e8bf77

#a0e877

Square

#77a0e8

#e877d9

#e8bf77

#77e886

Shades

Color #77a0e8 mixed toward black.

#457de0

#225ec8

#194796

#112f64

#081832

Tints

Color #77a0e8 mixed toward white.

#8eb0ec

#a4c0f0

#bbcff4

#d2dff7

#e8effb

Tones

Color #77a0e8 mixed toward gray.

#80a3df

#8aa5d5

#93a8cc

#9daac2

#a6adb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bd9 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#8885d6 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#79cdca · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #77a0e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#77a0e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#77a0e8 (#77a0e8) is rgb(119, 160, 232) in RGB.

No, #77a0e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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