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Colour

#768AFD

  • #768AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#768AFD is a blue with RGB values 118, 138, 253 and HSL 231°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#768AFD#768AFD
HEX#768AFD
RGBrgb(118, 138, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5412, 0.9922
RGB percentages46.3%, 54.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(231.1, 97.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 53.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK53.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,768,829
CSS custom property--colour: #768AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#897502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5699FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#468DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#32A3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE976
Analogous#76CEFD, #A576FD
Triadic#FD768A, #8AFD76
Split complementary#FDA576, #CEFD76
Tetradic#FD76CE, #FDE976, #76FDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE0FE
Lighter +10%#A8B5FE
Darker −10%#445FFC
Darker −20%#1134FC
Darker −30%#0323D7
Darker −40%#021AA5
More saturated +25%#7489FF
Less saturated −25%#8796EC

Channel breakdown

R118
G138
B253
Red118 (46.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8A · B FD

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