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Colour

#769DEC

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

#769DEC is a blue with RGB values 118, 157, 236 and HSL 220°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#769DEC#769DEC
HEX#769DEC
RGBrgb(118, 157, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6157, 0.9255
RGB percentages46.3%, 61.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(220.2, 75.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 50%, 92.5%)
CMYK50%, 33.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,773,676
CSS custom property--colour: #769DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#896213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7199EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#40AEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC576
Analogous#76D8EC, #8A76EC
Triadic#EC769D, #9DEC76
Split complementary#EC8A76, #D8EC76
Tetradic#EC76D8, #ECC576, #76EC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#D0DDF8
Lighter +10%#A3BDF2
Darker −10%#497DE6
Darker −20%#1F5EDD
Darker −30%#184BB1
Darker −40%#123884
More saturated +25%#6397FF
Less saturated −25%#8AA4D9

Channel breakdown

R118
G157
B236
Red118 (46.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)75.64%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9D · B EC

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