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Recognised as Colour

#768ABB

  • #768ABB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#768ABB is a blue with RGB values 118, 138, 187 and HSL 223°, 34%, 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

#768ABB#768ABB
HEX#768ABB
RGBrgb(118, 138, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5412, 0.7333
RGB percentages46.3%, 54.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(222.6, 33.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 36.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK36.9%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,768,763
CSS custom property--colour: #768ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#897544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7388BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#61949Bno 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 text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA776
Analogous#76ADBB, #8476BB
Triadic#BB768A, #8ABB76
Split complementary#BB8476, #ADBB76
Tetradic#BB76AD, #BBA776, #76BB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DCE1EE
Lighter +20%#BAC4DD
Lighter +10%#98A7CC
Darker −10%#546DAA
Darker −20%#435788
Darker −30%#324166
Darker −40%#222B43
More saturated +25%#5C7FD5
Less saturated −25%#9095A1

Channel breakdown

R118
G138
B187
Red118 (46.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue222.61°
Saturation (HSL)33.66%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8A · B BB

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