HEX atlas value

#0077BE

#0077BE is a cool blue HEX color nearest Ocean Blue. RGB 0, 119, 190, HSL 202° 100% 37%, luminance 0.1691; view contrast and conversions.

blue cool vibrant jewel-tone

#0077BE Sample readable text

HEX #0077BE

RGB rgb(0, 119, 190)

HSL hsl(202 100% 37%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 37, 0, 25)

Luminance 0.1691

Contrast Black 4.38:1White 4.79:1

CSS

--color-0077be: #0077BE;
.background-0077be { background-color: #0077BE; }
.text-0077be { color: #0077BE; }

HEX meaning and use

About #0077BE

#0077BE is classified as a cool blue value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #0077BE is visually closest to Ocean Blue, a named blue color with HEX #0077BE.

The RGB channels are 0, 119, and 190, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 202deg with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1691, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.38:1AA Fail

White text4.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #0077BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.38:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.79:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#003D61#003D61 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.41:1 #0019BD#0019BD · #FFFFFF text · best 11.21:1 #00BDA4#00BDA4 · #000000 text · best 8.82:1 #1AABFF#1AABFF · #000000 text · best 8.31:1 Denim#1560BD · #FFFFFF text · best 6.1:1

Generated Palette

Ocean Blue#0077BE

#BD4500#BD4500

#00BDA4#00BDA4

#0019BD#0019BD

#1AABFF#1AABFF

#003D61#003D61

Color Harmonies

#BD4500#BD4500

#00BDA4#00BDA4

#0019BD#0019BD

#BD0078#BD0078

#78BD00#78BD00

Variants

#1AABFF#1AABFF

#003D61#003D61

#0078BD#0078BD

#1572A8#1572A8

#4CB4F0#4CB4F0

#0091E6#0091E6

Nearest Named Colors

Ocean Blue#0077BE

Anodized Blue#0066CC

Cerulean#007BA7

Safety Blue#0067A5

Denim#1560BD

Luminance0.1691

Black text4.38:1AA Fail

White text4.79:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#0077BE","rgb":[0,119,190],"hsl":[202,100,37],"cmyk":[100,37,0,25],"luminance":0.1691,"contrast":{"black":4.38,"white":4.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#003D61","hex":"#003D61","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0019BD","hex":"#0019BD","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#00BDA4","hex":"#00BDA4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.82,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1AABFF","hex":"#1AABFF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.31,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Denim","hex":"#1560BD","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.44,"contrastWhite":6.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant blue","jewel tone blue","Ocean Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/0077be.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ocean-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/anodized-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cerulean.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BD4500","analogous":["#00BDA4","#0019BD"],"triadic":["#BD0078","#78BD00"],"tetradic":["#A400BD","#BD4500","#19BD00"],"splitComplementary":["#BD0019","#BDA400"],"monochromatic":["#1AABFF","#0077BE","#003D61"]}

Variants

{"light":"#1AABFF","dark":"#003D61","saturated":"#0078BD","desaturated":"#1572A8","pastel":"#4CB4F0","neon":"#0091E6"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ocean-blue","name":"Ocean Blue","hex":"#0077BE","distance":0},{"slug":"anodized-blue","name":"Anodized Blue","hex":"#0066CC","distance":22.02271554554524},{"slug":"cerulean","name":"Cerulean","hex":"#007BA7","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"safety-blue","name":"Safety Blue","hex":"#0067A5","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"denim","name":"Denim","hex":"#1560BD","distance":31.160872901765767}]

#0077BE

CSS

About #0077BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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