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Recognised as Colour

#768FCD

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

#768FCD is a blue with RGB values 118, 143, 205 and HSL 223°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#768FCD#768FCD
HEX#768FCD
RGBrgb(118, 143, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5608, 0.8039
RGB percentages46.3%, 56.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(222.8, 46.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 42.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK42.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,770,061
CSS custom property--colour: #768FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#897032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7994D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#718DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#589CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB476
Analogous#76BBCD, #8876CD
Triadic#CD768F, #8FCD76
Split complementary#CD8976, #BBCD76
Tetradic#CD76BB, #CDB476, #76CD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EBF6
Lighter +20%#C1CCE8
Lighter +10%#9BAEDB
Darker −10%#5170BF
Darker −20%#3B59A2
Darker −30%#2D447D
Darker −40%#203057
More saturated +25%#5F85E4
Less saturated −25%#8D99B6

Channel breakdown

R118
G143
B205
Red118 (46.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue222.76°
Saturation (HSL)46.52%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 8F · B CD

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