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Recognised as Colour

#7697B8

  • #7697B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7697B8 is a blue with RGB values 118, 151, 184 and HSL 210°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7697B8#7697B8
HEX#7697B8
RGBrgb(118, 151, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.5922, 0.7216
RGB percentages46.3%, 59.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(210, 31.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 35.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK35.9%, 17.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,772,088
CSS custom property--colour: #7697B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#896847

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A97BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8291B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#609FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B89776
Analogous#76B8B8, #7676B8
Triadic#B87697, #97B876
Split complementary#B87676, #B8B876
Tetradic#B876B8, #B89776, #76B876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#DBE4EC
Lighter +20%#B9CADB
Lighter +10%#98B1C9
Darker −10%#567EA5
Darker −20%#446484
Darker −30%#334B62
Darker −40%#213141
More saturated +25%#5C97D2
Less saturated −25%#90979E

Channel breakdown

R118
G151
B184
Red118 (46.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 97 · B B8

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