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Recognised as Colour

#768ACE

  • #768ACE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#768ACE is a blue with RGB values 118, 138, 206 and HSL 226°, 47%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#768ACE#768ACE
HEX#768ACE
RGBrgb(118, 138, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5412, 0.8078
RGB percentages46.3%, 54.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(226.4, 47.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 42.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK42.7%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,768,782
CSS custom property--colour: #768ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#897531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7291D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5898A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBA76
Analogous#76B6CE, #8E76CE
Triadic#CE768A, #8ACE76
Split complementary#CE8E76, #B6CE76
Tetradic#CE76B6, #CEBA76, #76CE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EAF6
Lighter +20%#C1CAE9
Lighter +10%#9CAADB
Darker −10%#506AC1
Darker −20%#3A52A4
Darker −30%#2D3F7E
Darker −40%#202D58
More saturated +25%#5F7DE5
Less saturated −25%#8D97B7

Channel breakdown

R118
G138
B206
Red118 (46.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)47.31%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8A · B CE

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