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Colour

#769CFC

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

#769CFC is a blue with RGB values 118, 156, 252 and HSL 223°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#769CFC#769CFC
HEX#769CFC
RGBrgb(118, 156, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6118, 0.9882
RGB percentages46.3%, 61.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(223, 95.7%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 53.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK53.2%, 38.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,773,436
CSS custom property--colour: #769CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#896303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6599FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2FB1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD676
Analogous#76DFFC, #9376FC
Triadic#FC769C, #9CFC76
Split complementary#FC9376, #DFFC76
Tetradic#FC76DF, #FCD676, #76FC93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE4FE
Lighter +10%#A8C0FD
Darker −10%#4478FB
Darker −20%#1254FA
Darker −30%#0540D4
Darker −40%#0431A2
More saturated +25%#739BFF
Less saturated −25%#88A4EB

Channel breakdown

R118
G156
B252
Red118 (46.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue222.99°
Saturation (HSL)95.71%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9C · B FC

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