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Recognised as Colour

#768DD1

  • #768DD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#768DD1 is a blue with RGB values 118, 141, 209 and HSL 225°, 50%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#768DD1#768DD1
HEX#768DD1
RGBrgb(118, 141, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5529, 0.8196
RGB percentages46.3%, 55.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(224.8, 49.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 43.5%, 82%)
CMYK43.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,769,553
CSS custom property--colour: #768DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#89722E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7593D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#569BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1BA76
Analogous#76BAD1, #8C76D1
Triadic#D1768D, #8DD176
Split complementary#D18D76, #BAD176
Tetradic#D176BA, #D1BA76, #76D18C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECF7
Lighter +20%#C2CDEB
Lighter +10%#9CADDE
Darker −10%#506DC4
Darker −20%#3955A8
Darker −30%#2C4282
Darker −40%#1F2E5C
More saturated +25%#5F82E8
Less saturated −25%#8D98BA

Channel breakdown

R118
G141
B209
Red118 (46.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)49.73%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8D · B D1

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