French Sky Blue (#77B5FE)

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: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.14:1 — vs black: 9.83:1

Color values

  • HEX #77B5FE
  • RGB rgb(119, 181, 254)
  • HSL hsl(212, 53%, 99%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 53.15, 28.74, 0, 0.39 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #77B5FE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

French Sky Blue
#77B5FE Base
#FEC077
Analogous

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

French Sky Blue
#77B5FE Base
#77F9FE
#7D77FE
Triadic

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

French Sky Blue
#77B5FE Base
#FE77B5
#B5FE77
Split-Complementary

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

French Sky Blue
#77B5FE Base
#FE7D77
#F9FE77
Tetradic (Square)

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

French Sky Blue
#77B5FE Base
#FE77F9
#FEC077
#77FE7D
Monochromatic

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

French Sky Blue
#77B5FE Base
#0265DA
#2B8CFD
#4E9FFE
#A0CBFE
#C3DEFF
#E6F1FF
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#000C19
#012C5E
#014CA3
#026CE8
#328FFD
French Sky Blue #77B5FE Base
#8DC1FE
#A3CDFE
#B9D9FE
#D0E5FF
#E6F1FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #77B5FE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #77B5FE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #77B5FE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #77B5FE;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #77B5FE,
        #FFFEFD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #77B5FE,
        #FFFEFD
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$french-sky-blue: #77B5FE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-sky-blue-r: 119;
$french-sky-blue-g: 181;
$french-sky-blue-b: 254;

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

How French Sky Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #77B5FE How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A6A6FF 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 #B0B0FE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5FC0C0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B1B1B1 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 French Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Sky Blue #77B5FE Base
Very Light Azure #74BBFB ΔE 2.71
Jordy Blue #8AB9F1 ΔE 2.87
Aero #7CB9E8 ΔE 4.11
Light Cobalt Blue #88ACE0 ΔE 5.43

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.