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#7677B7 Color

#7677B7 is rgb(118, 119, 183) in RGB, hsl(239, 31%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7677B7
HEX#7677B7
RGBrgb(118, 119, 183)
HSLhsl(239, 31%, 59%)
HSVhsv(239, 36%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.097 282.4)
LABlab(51.98% 11.49 -34.29)
LCHlch(51.98% 36.16 288.52)

What #7677B7 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 #7677B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.45Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.69Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.23Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.4Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.81Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 13.09

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

#7677B7 Channel Values

How #7677B7 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 118 · G 119 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 31% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 36% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7677B7 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7677B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7677B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7677B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7677B7
Complementary
#B7B676
Analogous
#7698B7
Analogous
#9576B7
Triadic
#B77677
Triadic
#77B776
Split comp.
#B79576
Split comp.
#98B776

Tints & Shades of #7677B7

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

#8A8BC1
#9B9CCA
#AFAFD5
#C0C0DE
#D4D4E8
#E4E4F1

Shades

#5B5DA9
#4C4D90
#3E3F75
#31325E
#232443
#151528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7677B7.

How #7677B7 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#7677B7
Protanopia#7777B7
Protanomaly#7677B7
Deuteranopia#7777B7
Deuteranomaly#7677B7
Tritanopia#6A8181
Tritanomaly#6F7D9A
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #7677B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7677b7: #7677B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7677B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7677b7': '#7677B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.467, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_7677b7">#7677B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#7677B7"

More Blue Colors

#7677B7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7677B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7677B7?

#7677B7 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(118, 119, 183) in RGB and hsl(239, 31%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.45.

What is the RGB value of #7677B7?

#7677B7 is rgb(118, 119, 183) — red 118, green 119, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7677B7?

#7677B7 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7677B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7677B7 scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7677B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7677B7 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 19.9, which is visibly different.

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