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Recognised as Colour

#769AF5

  • #769AF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#769AF5 is a blue with RGB values 118, 154, 245 and HSL 223°, 86%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#769AF5#769AF5
HEX#769AF5
RGBrgb(118, 154, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6039, 0.9608
RGB percentages46.3%, 60.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(223, 86.4%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 51.8%, 96.1%)
CMYK51.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,772,917
CSS custom property--colour: #769AF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#89650A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A3F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6797F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#38AEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5D176
Analogous#76D9F5, #9176F5
Triadic#F5769A, #9AF576
Split complementary#F59176, #D9F576
Tetradic#F576DA, #F5D176, #76F591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E0FC
Lighter +10%#A6BDF8
Darker −10%#4677F2
Darker −20%#1754EE
Darker −30%#0E42C4
Darker −40%#0B3294
More saturated +25%#6C96FF
Less saturated −25%#88A2E3

Channel breakdown

R118
G154
B245
Red118 (46.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue222.99°
Saturation (HSL)86.39%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9A · B F5

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