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Recognised as Colour

#769FF4

  • #769FF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#769FF4 is a blue with RGB values 118, 159, 244 and HSL 220°, 85%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#769FF4#769FF4
HEX#769FF4
RGBrgb(118, 159, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6235, 0.9569
RGB percentages46.3%, 62.4%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(220.5, 85.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 51.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK51.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,774,196
CSS custom property--colour: #769FF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#89600B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA6F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9BF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#38B1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 24Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.67, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4CB76
Analogous#76DEF4, #8C76F4
Triadic#F4769F, #9FF476
Split complementary#F48C76, #DEF476
Tetradic#F476DE, #F4CB76, #76F48C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E1FC
Lighter +10%#A5C0F8
Darker −10%#477EF0
Darker −20%#185DEC
Darker −30%#1049C1
Darker −40%#0C3892
More saturated +25%#6B9BFF
Less saturated −25%#89A5E2

Channel breakdown

R118
G159
B244
Red118 (46.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue220.48°
Saturation (HSL)85.14%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 9F · B F4

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