#77AEE7#77AEE7
#77AEE7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.101 H 250.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #77AEE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 174, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 70%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.5%, 24.7%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -2.67, -34.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 34.26, 265.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% -0.0344 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.101 250.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1626, 39.9609, 81.3407) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.05
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.41
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.49
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.97
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.27
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#77AEE7 #E7B077
analogous
#77E6E7 #77AEE7 #7877E7
triadic
#77AEE7 #E777AE #AEE777
tetradic
#77AEE7 #E777E6 #E7B077 #77E778
square
#77AEE7 #E777E6 #E7B077 #77E778
split-complementary
#77AEE7 #E77877 #E6E777
monochromatic
#2270C1 #438FDE #77AEE7 #ABCDF0 #DFECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#77AEE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#77AEE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #77AEE7
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##77AEE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##77AEE7 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B0EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A5E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43BBC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #77aee7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(119, 174, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.101 250.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c6ee',
500: '#77aee7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #77aee7; $custom-light: #a4c6ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#77aee7",
"rgb": {
"r": 119,
"g": 174,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.536,
"s": 70,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.735,
"c": 0.10141,
"h": 250.2
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#77AEE7
secondary
#EEDDCC
accent
#7414D2
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284