Palettes / Colors / #77CAEE

#77CAEE — Light Vivid Blue

#77CAEE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #77CAEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#77CAEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE9B77; it also sits naturally between #77EED6 and #778FEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #77CAEE

.text { color: #77CAEE; }
.background { background-color: #77CAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77CAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 202, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77CAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 202, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77CAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 202, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#77CAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#77CAEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9B77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #77CAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77CAEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #77CAEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #77CAEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #77CAEE?

#77CAEE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 119, 202, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77CAEE?

#77CAEE is RGB 119, 202, 238 — HSL 198°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 50%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #77CAEE?

Its complement is #EE9B77; analogous partners are #77EED6 and #778FEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77CAEE for text?

Black text on #77CAEE has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.