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Recognised as Colour

#76829F

  • #76829F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#76829F is a blue with RGB values 118, 130, 159 and HSL 222°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#76829F#76829F
HEX#76829F
RGBrgb(118, 130, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5098, 0.6235
RGB percentages46.3%, 51%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(222.4, 17.6%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 25.8%, 62.4%)
CMYK25.8%, 18.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,766,687
CSS custom property--colour: #76829F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#897D60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7984A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#76809Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6B888Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.6Slate grey · ΔE 7.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Gray · ΔE 17.1Dim grey · ΔE 19.8Dark grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F9376
Analogous#76969F, #7F769F
Triadic#9F7682, #829F76
Split complementary#9F7F76, #979F76
Tetradic#9F7696, #9F9376, #769F7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFF3
Lighter +30%#D0D4DE
Lighter +20%#B2B9C9
Lighter +10%#949DB4
Darker −10%#5D6985
Darker −20%#485167
Darker −30%#333949
Darker −40%#1E222B
More saturated +25%#5976BC
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R118
G130
B159
Red118 (46.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)17.6%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 82 · B 9F

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