Ocean Boat Blue (#0077BE)

The hex code for Ocean Boat Blue is #0077BE. It is rgb(0, 119, 190) in RGB, hsl(202, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK — a dark blue. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0077BE

HEX#0077BE

RGBrgb(0, 119, 190)

HSLhsl(202, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(202, 100%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.141 245.7)

LABlab(47.43% -7.67 -45.85)

LCHlch(47.43% 46.49 260.50)

Colors Closest to Ocean Boat Blue

Ocean Boat Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

French Blue#0072BBΔE 2.62 Spanish Blue#0070B8ΔE 3.13 Honolulu Blue#006DB0ΔE 4.42 Star Command Blue#007BB8ΔE 6.5 Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 6.79 Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 7.42

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#0077BE Channel Values

How Ocean Boat Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 119 · B 190	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 202° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 202° · S 100% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Ocean Boat Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Ocean Boat Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Ocean Boat Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Ocean Boat Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Ocean Boat Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0077BE

Protanopia#6D6DBE

Protanomaly#5571BE

Deuteranopia#6363BF

Deuteranomaly#4D6BBF

Tritanopia#008383

Tritanomaly#007E9E

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #0077BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--ocean-boat-blue: #0077BE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0077BE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'ocean-boat-blue': '#0077BE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.467, blue: 0.745)

Android XML<color name="ocean_boat_blue">#0077BE</color>

SVG fillfill="#0077BE"

More Blue Colors

Ocean Boat Blue sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

0078d7 0073e6 0078e0 0073cf 007bb8 0072bb 007dfa 0070b8 0084d1 006db0 0099ff 0069d1 0e518d 1a5ddb 2887c8 365781 4c516d 62748e 7979e2 979aaa b6e1fc d3d9de f2f2fc 0000e6

#0077BE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Ocean Boat Blue?

The hex code for Ocean Boat Blue is #0077BE. That is rgb(0, 119, 190) in RGB, hsl(202, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #0077BE?

#0077BE is rgb(0, 119, 190) — red 0, green 119, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0077BE?

#0077BE converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0077BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0077BE scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0077BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0077BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 13.81, which is visibly different.

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