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Recognised as Colour

#769DD4

  • #769DD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#769DD4 is a blue with RGB values 118, 157, 212 and HSL 215°, 52%, 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

#769DD4#769DD4
HEX#769DD4
RGBrgb(118, 157, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6157, 0.8314
RGB percentages46.3%, 61.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(215.1, 52.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 44.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK44.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,773,652
CSS custom property--colour: #769DD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#89622B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A0D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D97D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#52A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4AD76
Analogous#76CCD4, #7E76D4
Triadic#D4769D, #9DD476
Split complementary#D47E76, #CCD476
Tetradic#D476CC, #D4AD76, #76D47E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF0F9
Lighter +20%#C4D5EC
Lighter +10%#9DB9E0
Darker −10%#4F81C8
Darker −20%#3668AE
Darker −30%#2A5187
Darker −40%#1E3960
More saturated +25%#5F99EB
Less saturated −25%#8CA1BD

Channel breakdown

R118
G157
B212
Red118 (46.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue215.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9D · B D4

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