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Recognised as Colour

#7691CB

  • #7691CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7691CB is a blue with RGB values 118, 145, 203 and HSL 221°, 45%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7691CB#7691CB
HEX#7691CB
RGBrgb(118, 145, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5686, 0.7961
RGB percentages46.3%, 56.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(220.9, 45%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 41.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK41.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,770,571
CSS custom property--colour: #7691CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#896E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#599DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB076
Analogous#76BBCB, #8676CB
Triadic#CB7691, #91CB76
Split complementary#CB8676, #BBCB76
Tetradic#CB76BB, #CBB076, #76CB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF5
Lighter +20%#C0CCE7
Lighter +10%#9BAFD9
Darker −10%#5173BD
Darker −20%#3C5C9F
Darker −30%#2E467A
Darker −40%#203155
More saturated +25%#5E88E3
Less saturated −25%#8E9AB3

Channel breakdown

R118
G145
B203
Red118 (46.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue220.94°
Saturation (HSL)44.97%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 91 · B CB

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