#77889B
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(62% 0.035 251.3), rgb(119, 136, 155).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#77889B is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 251°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77889B |
| RGB | rgb(119, 136, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 15%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.035 251.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #77889B | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #77889B | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #77889B text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #77889B text on black | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc -37.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5F7
oklch(97% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAED
oklch(93.6% 0.005 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DADF
oklch(88.6% 0.009 247.9)
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Step 300
300
#B9C2CC
oklch(81% 0.017 250.9)
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Step 400
400
#94A2B2
oklch(70.6% 0.028 251.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#77889B
oklch(62% 0.035 251.3)
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Step 600
600
#637589
oklch(55.5% 0.038 251.2)
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Step 700
700
#526275
oklch(49% 0.036 252.9)
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Step 800
800
#43505F
oklch(42.6% 0.03 252.2)
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Step 900
900
#39434E
oklch(37.8% 0.023 250.9)
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Step 950
950
#21272D
oklch(26.9% 0.014 248.4)
#77889B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #81889C | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7D859B | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D8C8E | 0.030 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.035 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #77889B
#77889B
oklch(62% 0.035 251.3)
- #94836F
#94836F
oklch(62% 0.036 71.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #77889B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.003
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.013
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.016
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.022
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.026
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.028
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.031
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.040
Use #77889B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.