Recognised as Colour

#7685AE

#7685AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7685AE is a blue with RGB values 118, 133, 174 and HSL 224°, 26%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7685AE#7685AE

HEX#7685AE

RGBrgb(118, 133, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5216, 0.6824

RGB percentages46.3%, 52.2%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(223.9, 25.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 32.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK32.2%, 23.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,767,470

CSS custom property--colour: #7685AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#897A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7888B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7383ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#668D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 23.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE9F76

Analogous#76A1AE, #8376AE

Triadic#AE7685, #85AE76

Split complementary#AE8376, #A1AE76

Tetradic#AE76A1, #AE9F76, #76AE83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7FA

Lighter +30%#D6DBE7

Lighter +20%#B6BED4

Lighter +10%#96A2C1

Darker −10%#5A6A97

Darker −20%#475477

Darker −30%#343D57

Darker −40%#212737

More saturated +25%#5B78C9

Less saturated −25%#919293

Channel breakdown

R118

G133

B174

Red118 (46.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue223.93°

Saturation (HSL)25.69%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 85 · B AE

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