Recognised as Colour

#7685CD

#7685CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7685CD is a blue with RGB values 118, 133, 205 and HSL 230°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7685CD

RGBrgb(118, 133, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5216, 0.8039

RGB percentages46.3%, 52.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(229.7, 46.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 42.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK42.4%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,767,501

CSS custom property--colour: #7685CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#897A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C8DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6586CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#59949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12 Steel blue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5 Plum · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDBE76

Analogous#76B1CD, #9276CD

Triadic#CD7685, #85CD76

Split complementary#CD9276, #B1CD76

Tetradic#CD76B1, #CDBE76, #76CD92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E9F6

Lighter +20%#C1C8E8

Lighter +10%#9BA6DB

Darker −10%#5164BF

Darker −20%#3B4DA2

Darker −30%#2D3B7D

Darker −40%#202957

More saturated +25%#5F76E4

Less saturated −25%#8D94B6

Channel breakdown

R118

G133

B205

Red118 (46.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue229.66°

Saturation (HSL)46.52%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 85 · B CD

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