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Recognised as Colour

#76A4E5

  • #76A4E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#76A4E5 is a blue with RGB values 118, 164, 229 and HSL 215°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76A4E5#76A4E5
HEX#76A4E5
RGBrgb(118, 164, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6431, 0.898
RGB percentages46.3%, 64.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(215.1, 68.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 48.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK48.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,775,461
CSS custom property--colour: #76A4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#895B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA8E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#45B2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B776
Analogous#76DCE5, #7F76E5
Triadic#E576A4, #A4E576
Split complementary#E57F76, #DCE576
Tetradic#E576DC, #E5B776, #76E57F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FD
Lighter +20%#CCDDF5
Lighter +10%#A1C0ED
Darker −10%#4B88DD
Darker −20%#276CCE
Darker −30%#1F56A3
Darker −40%#173F78
More saturated +25%#62A1F9
Less saturated −25%#8AA7D1

Channel breakdown

R118
G164
B229
Red118 (46.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue215.14°
Saturation (HSL)68.1%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G A4 · B E5

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