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Recognised as Colour

#768CC2

  • #768CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#768CC2 is a blue with RGB values 118, 140, 194 and HSL 223°, 38%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#768CC2#768CC2
HEX#768CC2
RGBrgb(118, 140, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.549, 0.7608
RGB percentages46.3%, 54.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(222.6, 38.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 39.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,769,282
CSS custom property--colour: #768CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 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#89733D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A90C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#728AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5E979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 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

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AC76
Analogous#76B2C2, #8676C2
Triadic#C2768C, #8CC276
Split complementary#C28676, #B2C276
Tetradic#C276B2, #C2AC76, #76C286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E5F1
Lighter +20%#BDC7E1
Lighter +10%#99AAD2
Darker −10%#536EB2
Darker −20%#415891
Darker −30%#31436E
Darker −40%#212D4B
More saturated +25%#5D82DB
Less saturated −25%#8F96A9

Channel breakdown

R118
G140
B194
Red118 (46.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)38.38%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8C · B C2

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