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Recognised as Colour

#7679BF

  • #7679BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7679BF is a blue with RGB values 118, 121, 191 and HSL 238°, 36%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7679BF#7679BF
HEX#7679BF
RGBrgb(118, 121, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.4745, 0.749
RGB percentages46.3%, 47.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(237.5, 36.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 38.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK38.2%, 36.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,764,415
CSS custom property--colour: #7679BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#898640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6282C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#618793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBC76
Analogous#769EBF, #9776BF
Triadic#BF7679, #79BF76
Split complementary#BF9876, #9EBF76
Tetradic#BF769E, #BFBC76, #76BF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEDFF0
Lighter +20%#BCBDDF
Lighter +10%#999BCF
Darker −10%#5357AF
Darker −20%#42458D
Darker −30%#32346A
Darker −40%#212348
More saturated +25%#5D62D8
Less saturated −25%#8F90A6

Channel breakdown

R118
G121
B191
Red118 (46.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue237.53°
Saturation (HSL)36.32%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 79 · B BF

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