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Recognised as Colour

#768BBB

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

#768BBB is a blue with RGB values 118, 139, 187 and HSL 222°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#768BBB#768BBB
HEX#768BBB
RGBrgb(118, 139, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5451, 0.7333
RGB percentages46.3%, 54.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.7, 33.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 36.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK36.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,769,019
CSS custom property--colour: #768BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#897444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7488BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#61959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA676
Analogous#76ADBB, #8476BB
Triadic#BB768B, #8BBB76
Split complementary#BB8476, #ADBB76
Tetradic#BB76AD, #BBA676, #76BB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DCE2EE
Lighter +20%#BAC5DD
Lighter +10%#98A8CC
Darker −10%#546EAA
Darker −20%#435888
Darker −30%#324266
Darker −40%#222C43
More saturated +25%#5C81D5
Less saturated −25%#9095A1

Channel breakdown

R118
G139
B187
Red118 (46.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.66%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8B · B BB

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