Ocean Boat Blue (#0077BE)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.79:1 — vs black: 4.38:1

Color values

  • HEX #0077BE
  • RGB rgb(0, 119, 190)
  • HSL hsl(202, 100%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 37.37, 0, 25.49 )
  • Websafe #0066CC

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #0077BE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ocean Boat Blue
#0077BE Base
#BE4700
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ocean Boat Blue
#0077BE Base
#00BEA6
#0018BE
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ocean Boat Blue
#0077BE Base
#BE0077
#77BE00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ocean Boat Blue
#0077BE Base
#BE0018
#BEA600
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ocean Boat Blue
#0077BE Base
#A600BE
#BE4700
#18BE00
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ocean Boat Blue
#0077BE Base
#001725
#004771
#005D95
#0091E7
#0BA4FF
#58C1FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ocean Boat Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00101A
#00253A
#00395B
#004E7C
#00629D
Ocean Boat Blue #0077BE Base
#009CF9
#35B3FF
#70C9FF
#ABDFFF
#E6F5FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #0077BE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #0077BE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #0077BE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #0077BE;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #0077BE,
        #FFAE7D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #0077BE,
        #FFAE7D
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$ocean-boat-blue: #0077BE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ocean-boat-blue-r: 0;
$ocean-boat-blue-g: 119;
$ocean-boat-blue-b: 190;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ocean-boat-blue;
    color: rgba($ocean-boat-blue-r, $ocean-boat-blue-g, $ocean-boat-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Ocean Boat Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #0077BE How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6565BF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7171BE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #008383 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #727272 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ocean Boat Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ocean Boat Blue #0077BE Base
French Blue #0072BB ΔE 1.93
Star Command Blue #007BB8 ΔE 2.50
Spanish Blue #0070B8 ΔE 2.66
True Blue #0073CF ΔE 3.46

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.