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Colour

#769AEF

  • #769AEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#769AEF is a blue with RGB values 118, 154, 239 and HSL 222°, 79%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#769AEF#769AEF
HEX#769AEF
RGBrgb(118, 154, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6039, 0.9373
RGB percentages46.3%, 60.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222.1, 79.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 50.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK50.6%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,772,911
CSS custom property--colour: #769AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#896510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A2F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B97EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3EACB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.93, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCB76
Analogous#76D6EF, #8F76EF
Triadic#EF769A, #9AEF76
Split complementary#EF8F76, #D7EF76
Tetradic#EF76D6, #EFCB76, #76EF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1DDFA
Lighter +10%#A4BCF4
Darker −10%#4878EA
Darker −20%#1B57E4
Darker −30%#1545B7
Darker −40%#103489
More saturated +25%#6694FF
Less saturated −25%#89A2DC

Channel breakdown

R118
G154
B239
Red118 (46.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222.15°
Saturation (HSL)79.08%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9A · B EF

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