Colour

#768DC2

#768DC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#768DC2 is a blue with RGB values 118, 141, 194 and HSL 222°, 38%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#768DC2

RGBrgb(118, 141, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5529, 0.7608

RGB percentages46.3%, 55.3%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(221.8, 38.4%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 39.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK39.2%, 27.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,769,538

CSS custom property--colour: #768DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#89723D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B91C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#738AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5D989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2AB76

Analogous#76B3C2, #8576C2

Triadic#C2768D, #8DC276

Split complementary#C28576, #B3C276

Tetradic#C276B3, #C2AB76, #76C285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0E5F1

Lighter +20%#BDC8E1

Lighter +10%#99AAD2

Darker −10%#5370B2

Darker −20%#415991

Darker −30%#31436E

Darker −40%#212E4B

More saturated +25%#5D83DB

Less saturated −25%#8F97A9

Channel breakdown

R118

G141

B194

Red118 (46.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue221.84°

Saturation (HSL)38.38%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 8D · B C2

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