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Recognised as Colour

#768EDB

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

#768EDB is a blue with RGB values 118, 142, 219 and HSL 226°, 58%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#768EDB#768EDB
HEX#768EDB
RGBrgb(118, 142, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5569, 0.8588
RGB percentages46.3%, 55.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(225.7, 58.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 46.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK46.1%, 35.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,769,819
CSS custom property--colour: #768EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#897124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7296DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#688DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#509EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 30Plum · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC376
Analogous#76C0DB, #9176DB
Triadic#DB768E, #8EDB76
Split complementary#DB9176, #C0DB76
Tetradic#DB76C0, #DBC376, #76DB91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF2FB
Lighter +20%#C7D1F0
Lighter +10%#9EAFE6
Darker −10%#4E6DD0
Darker −20%#3152BA
Darker −30%#264092
Darker −40%#1C2E69
More saturated +25%#6083F1
Less saturated −25%#8C99C5

Channel breakdown

R118
G142
B219
Red118 (46.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue225.74°
Saturation (HSL)58.38%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8E · B DB

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