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Colour

#76A5FF

  • #76A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#76A5FF is a blue with RGB values 118, 165, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76A5FF#76A5FF
HEX#76A5FF
RGBrgb(118, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages46.3%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.4, 100%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 53.7%, 100%)
CMYK53.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,775,743
CSS custom property--colour: #76A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#895A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#26B9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD076
Analogous#76EAFF, #8C76FF
Triadic#FF76A5, #A5FF76
Split complementary#FF8C76, #EAFF76
Tetradic#FF76EA, #FFD076, #76FF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE8FF
Lighter +10%#A9C7FF
Darker −10%#4383FF
Darker −20%#1062FF
Darker −30%#004BDC
Darker −40%#003AA9
More saturated +25%#76A5FF
Less saturated −25%#87AAEE

Channel breakdown

R118
G165
B255
Red118 (46.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G A5 · B FF

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