Colour

#766CA1

#766CA1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#766CA1 is a blue with RGB values 118, 108, 161 and HSL 251°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#766CA1

RGBrgb(118, 108, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.4235, 0.6314

RGB percentages46.3%, 42.4%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(251.3, 22%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 32.9%, 63.1%)

CMYK26.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,761,057

CSS custom property--colour: #766CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#89935E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E74A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F72A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6D757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7 Plum · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97A16C

Analogous#6C7DA1, #916CA1

Triadic#A1766C, #6CA176

Split complementary#A1916C, #7DA16C

Tetradic#A16C7D, #97A16C, #6CA191

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAE8F1

Lighter +30%#CDC9DD

Lighter +20%#B0AAC9

Lighter +10%#938BB5

Darker −10%#5E5585

Darker −20%#484166

Darker −30%#322D47

Darker −40%#1C1928

More saturated +25%#634EBF

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R118

G108

B161

Red118 (46.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue251.32°

Saturation (HSL)21.99%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 6C · B A1

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