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Colour

#7687BD

  • #7687BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7687BD is a blue with RGB values 118, 135, 189 and HSL 226°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7687BD#7687BD
HEX#7687BD
RGBrgb(118, 135, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5294, 0.7412
RGB percentages46.3%, 52.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(225.6, 35%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 37.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK37.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,767,997
CSS custom property--colour: #7687BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#897842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F86BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#60929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAC76
Analogous#76ABBD, #8976BD
Triadic#BD7687, #87BD76
Split complementary#BD8976, #ABBD76
Tetradic#BD76AB, #BDAC76, #76BD88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE1EF
Lighter +20%#BBC3DE
Lighter +10%#98A5CE
Darker −10%#5469AC
Darker −20%#43548A
Darker −30%#323F68
Darker −40%#212A46
More saturated +25%#5D7AD6
Less saturated −25%#8F94A4

Channel breakdown

R118
G135
B189
Red118 (46.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue225.63°
Saturation (HSL)34.98%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 87 · B BD

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