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Colour

#769CFD

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

#769CFD is a blue with RGB values 118, 156, 253 and HSL 223°, 97%, 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

#769CFD#769CFD
HEX#769CFD
RGBrgb(118, 156, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6118, 0.9922
RGB percentages46.3%, 61.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(223.1, 97.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 53.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK53.4%, 38.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,773,437
CSS custom property--colour: #769CFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#896302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2DB1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD776
Analogous#76E0FD, #9376FD
Triadic#FD769C, #9CFD76
Split complementary#FD9376, #E0FD76
Tetradic#FD76E0, #FDD776, #76FD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE5FE
Lighter +10%#A8C0FE
Darker −10%#4478FC
Darker −20%#1153FC
Darker −30%#033FD7
Darker −40%#0230A5
More saturated +25%#749BFF
Less saturated −25%#87A4EC

Channel breakdown

R118
G156
B253
Red118 (46.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue223.11°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9C · B FD

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