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Recognised as Colour

#7696DE

  • #7696DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7696DE is a blue with RGB values 118, 150, 222 and HSL 222°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7696DE#7696DE
HEX#7696DE
RGBrgb(118, 150, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5882, 0.8706
RGB percentages46.3%, 58.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(221.5, 61.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 46.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK46.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,771,870
CSS custom property--colour: #7696DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#896921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7093DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4DA5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBE76
Analogous#76CADE, #8A76DE
Triadic#DE7696, #96DE76
Split complementary#DE8A76, #CADE76
Tetradic#DE76CA, #DEBE76, #76DE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FC
Lighter +20%#C8D5F2
Lighter +10%#9FB6E8
Darker −10%#4D77D4
Darker −20%#2E5BC0
Darker −30%#244797
Darker −40%#1A346E
More saturated +25%#618EF3
Less saturated −25%#8B9EC9

Channel breakdown

R118
G150
B222
Red118 (46.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)61.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 96 · B DE

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