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Recognised as Colour

#769CD5

  • #769CD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#769CD5 is a blue with RGB values 118, 156, 213 and HSL 216°, 53%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#769CD5#769CD5
HEX#769CD5
RGBrgb(118, 156, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6118, 0.8353
RGB percentages46.3%, 61.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(216, 53.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 44.6%, 83.5%)
CMYK44.6%, 26.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,773,397
CSS custom property--colour: #769CD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#89632A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C96D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#51A8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5AF76
Analogous#76CCD5, #7F76D5
Triadic#D5769C, #9CD576
Split complementary#D58076, #CCD576
Tetradic#D576CC, #D5AF76, #76D580

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF1F9
Lighter +20%#C4D4ED
Lighter +10%#9DB8E1
Darker −10%#4F80C9
Darker −20%#3666AF
Darker −30%#2A5088
Darker −40%#1E3961
More saturated +25%#6098EB
Less saturated −25%#8CA0BF

Channel breakdown

R118
G156
B213
Red118 (46.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)53.07%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9C · B D5

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