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Recognised as Colour

#769EDB

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

#769EDB is a blue with RGB values 118, 158, 219 and HSL 216°, 58%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#769EDB#769EDB
HEX#769EDB
RGBrgb(118, 158, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6196, 0.8588
RGB percentages46.3%, 62%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(216.2, 58.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 46.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK46.1%, 27.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,773,915
CSS custom property--colour: #769EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#896124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B98DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4DABB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB376
Analogous#76D1DB, #8076DB
Triadic#DB769E, #9EDB76
Split complementary#DB8176, #D1DB76
Tetradic#DB76D1, #DBB376, #76DB81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4FB
Lighter +20%#C7D7F0
Lighter +10%#9EBBE6
Darker −10%#4E81D0
Darker −20%#3167BA
Darker −30%#265192
Darker −40%#1C3A69
More saturated +25%#609AF1
Less saturated −25%#8CA2C5

Channel breakdown

R118
G158
B219
Red118 (46.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue216.24°
Saturation (HSL)58.38%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9E · B DB

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