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#77aafa color: Fennel Flower

#77aafa is rgb(119, 170, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.548% 0.1289 259.112) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

73.5%
0.129
259°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #77aafa

#77aafa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #77aafa mixed with white

  1. 77aafa
  2. 85b3fb
  3. 92bcfc
  4. a0c4fd
  5. adcdfe
  6. bbd5ff
  7. c8deff
  8. d6e6ff
  9. e3eeff
  10. f1f7ff

Darker: #77aafa mixed with black

  1. 77aafa
  2. 6793d9
  3. 577dba
  4. 47689b
  5. 38537d
  6. 2a3f61
  7. 1c2d46
  8. 101b2d
  9. 050b15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #77aafa with less saturation

  1. 77aafa
  2. 7daaf2
  3. 82abea
  4. 87abe2
  5. 8cabdb
  6. 91abd3
  7. 96abca
  8. 9baac2
  9. a0aaba
  10. a5aab2

Questions about #77aafa

What color is #77aafa?

#77aafa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(119, 170, 250), in HSL hsl(216.64, 92.91%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.548% 0.1289 259.112).

What colors go well with #77aafa?

The complementary color of #77aafa is #d59f3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #38b8ea and #a79bf5. The triadic partners are #ef8689 and #7ebd6c.

Is white or black text more readable on #77aafa?

Black text reads better on #77aafa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #77aafa a warm or cool color?

#77aafa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.129.