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Recognised as Colour

#768DF8

  • #768DF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#768DF8 is a blue with RGB values 118, 141, 248 and HSL 229°, 90%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#768DF8#768DF8
HEX#768DF8
RGBrgb(118, 141, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5529, 0.9725
RGB percentages46.3%, 55.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(229.4, 90.3%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 52.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK52.4%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,769,592
CSS custom property--colour: #768DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#897207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9AFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#518FF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#38A4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E176
Analogous#76CEF8, #A076F8
Triadic#F8768D, #8DF876
Split complementary#F8A076, #CEF876
Tetradic#F876CE, #F8E176, #76F8A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7DEFD
Lighter +10%#A7B5FA
Darker −10%#4565F6
Darker −20%#153CF3
Darker −30%#0A2CCB
Darker −40%#08229A
More saturated +25%#6F88FF
Less saturated −25%#8899E6

Channel breakdown

R118
G141
B248
Red118 (46.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue229.38°
Saturation (HSL)90.28%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8D · B F8

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