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Recognised as Colour

#766CB2

  • #766CB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#766CB2 is a blue with RGB values 118, 108, 178 and HSL 249°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#766CB2#766CB2
HEX#766CB2
RGBrgb(118, 108, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.4235, 0.698
RGB percentages46.3%, 42.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(248.6, 31.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 39.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK33.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,761,074
CSS custom property--colour: #766CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#89934D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5777B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#5673B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#677986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B26C
Analogous#6C85B2, #996CB2
Triadic#B2766C, #6CB276
Split complementary#B2996C, #85B26C
Tetradic#B26C85, #A8B26C, #6CB299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F2F8
Lighter +30%#D4D0E7
Lighter +20%#B4AFD5
Lighter +10%#958DC4
Darker −10%#5B519A
Darker −20%#473F79
Darker −30%#342E57
Darker −40%#201C36
More saturated +25%#6250CE
Less saturated −25%#8A8896

Channel breakdown

R118
G108
B178
Red118 (46.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 6C · B B2

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