#77aafa

Color #77aafa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#77aafa

RGB

rgb(119, 170, 250)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 92.9%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 52.4%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.4%, 32%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(69.16, 5.2, -44.94)

LCH

lch(69.16, 45.24, 276.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1289, 259.13)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 46.7%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fac777

Analogous

#77ecfa

#77aafa

#8677fa

Triadic

#77aafa

#fa77aa

#aafa77

Split-complementary

#77aafa

#fa8677

#ecfa77

Tetradic

#77aafa

#c777fa

#fac777

#aafa77

Square

#77aafa

#fa77ec

#fac777

#77fa86

Shades

Color #77aafa mixed toward black.

#3c85f8

#0962ed

#0749b2

#043177

#02183b

Tints

Color #77aafa mixed toward white.

#8eb8fb

#a4c6fc

#bbd5fd

#d2e3fd

#e8f1fe

Tones

Color #77aafa mixed toward gray.

#82adef

#8dafe4

#98b1d9

#a3b4ce

#aeb6c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090ea · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#8d89e6 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#7adcd9 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 22.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #77aafa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#77aafa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#77aafa (#77aafa) is rgb(119, 170, 250) in RGB.

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

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