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Recognised as Colour

#7689BA

  • #7689BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7689BA is a blue with RGB values 118, 137, 186 and HSL 223°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7689BA#7689BA
HEX#7689BA
RGBrgb(118, 137, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5373, 0.7294
RGB percentages46.3%, 53.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(223.2, 33%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 36.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK36.6%, 26.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,768,506
CSS custom property--colour: #7689BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#897645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7387B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#61939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA776
Analogous#76ABBA, #8576BA
Triadic#BA7689, #89BA76
Split complementary#BA8576, #ABBA76
Tetradic#BA76AB, #BAA776, #76BA85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DCE1ED
Lighter +20%#BAC3DC
Lighter +10%#98A6CB
Darker −10%#556CA8
Darker −20%#445686
Darker −30%#334164
Darker −40%#212B43
More saturated +25%#5C7ED4
Less saturated −25%#9094A0

Channel breakdown

R118
G137
B186
Red118 (46.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue223.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.01%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 89 · B BA

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