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#077AED Color

#077AED is rgb(7, 122, 237) in RGB, hsl(210, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#077AED
HEX#077AED
RGBrgb(7, 122, 237)
HSLhsl(210, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(210, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.195 255.5)
LABlab(50.84% 6.39 -66.94)
LCHlch(50.84% 67.24 275.46)

What #077AED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #077AED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 7.66Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 9.57Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 11.47Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.67Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 12.09Han Blue#446CCFΔE 12.15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#077AED Channel Values

How #077AED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 7 · G 122 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #077AED 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #077AED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #077AED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #077AED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#077AED
Complementary
#ED7A07
Analogous
#07EDED
Analogous
#0707ED
Triadic
#ED077A
Triadic
#7AED07
Split comp.
#ED0707
Split comp.
#EDED07

Tints & Shades of #077AED

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.

Tints

#208CF8
#439EF9
#66B0FA
#8DC4FB
#B0D6FD
#D2E8FE

Shades

#066BD0
#0559AD
#044A8F
#043B72
#032B54
#021931

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #077AED.

How #077AED 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#077AED
Protanopia#7070ED
Protanomaly#5874ED
Deuteranopia#6565EE
Deuteranomaly#506EED
Tritanopia#009090
Tritanomaly#0087BC
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #077AED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-077aed: #077AED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #077AED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-077aed': '#077AED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.478, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_077aed">#077AED</color>
SVG fillfill="#077AED"

More Blue Colors

#077AED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#077AED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #077AED?

#077AED is a mid-tone blue — rgb(7, 122, 237) in RGB and hsl(210, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #077AED?

#077AED is rgb(7, 122, 237) — red 7, green 122, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #077AED?

#077AED converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #077AED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #077AED scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #077AED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #077AED 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 dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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