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Colour

#76A2DF

  • #76A2DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#76A2DF is a blue with RGB values 118, 162, 223 and HSL 215°, 62%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#76A2DF#76A2DF
HEX#76A2DF
RGBrgb(118, 162, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6353, 0.8745
RGB percentages46.3%, 63.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(214.9, 62.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 47.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK47.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,774,943
CSS custom property--colour: #76A2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#895D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4AAFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB376
Analogous#76D6DF, #7F76DF
Triadic#DF76A2, #A2DF76
Split complementary#DF7F76, #D6DF76
Tetradic#DF76D6, #DFB376, #76DF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F6FC
Lighter +20%#C9DAF2
Lighter +10%#9FBEE9
Darker −10%#4D86D5
Darker −20%#2D6BC2
Darker −30%#245598
Darker −40%#1A3E6F
More saturated +25%#619FF4
Less saturated −25%#8BA5CA

Channel breakdown

R118
G162
B223
Red118 (46.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue214.86°
Saturation (HSL)62.13%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G A2 · B DF

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