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Recognised as Colour

#76A3FF

  • #76A3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#76A3FF is a blue with RGB values 118, 163, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76A3FF#76A3FF
HEX#76A3FF
RGBrgb(118, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages46.3%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.3, 100%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 53.7%, 100%)
CMYK53.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,775,231
CSS custom property--colour: #76A3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#895C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#27B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD276
Analogous#76E8FF, #8D76FF
Triadic#FF76A3, #A3FF76
Split complementary#FF8E76, #E8FF76
Tetradic#FF76E8, #FFD276, #76FF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE7FF
Lighter +10%#A9C5FF
Darker −10%#4381FF
Darker −20%#105FFF
Darker −30%#0048DC
Darker −40%#0038A9
More saturated +25%#76A3FF
Less saturated −25%#87A9EE

Channel breakdown

R118
G163
B255
Red118 (46.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G A3 · B FF

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