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Recognised as Colour

#76A6EA

  • #76A6EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#76A6EA is a blue with RGB values 118, 166, 234 and HSL 215°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76A6EA#76A6EA
HEX#76A6EA
RGBrgb(118, 166, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.651, 0.9176
RGB percentages46.3%, 65.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(215.2, 73.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 49.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK49.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,775,978
CSS custom property--colour: #76A6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#895915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#40B5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABA76
Analogous#76E0EA, #8076EA
Triadic#EA76A6, #A6EA76
Split complementary#EA8076, #E0EA76
Tetradic#EA76E0, #EABA76, #76EA80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#CEDFF8
Lighter +10%#A2C3F1
Darker −10%#4A89E3
Darker −20%#216DD9
Darker −30%#1A57AD
Darker −40%#144180
More saturated +25%#62A3FE
Less saturated −25%#8AA9D6

Channel breakdown

R118
G166
B234
Red118 (46.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue215.17°
Saturation (HSL)73.42%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G A6 · B EA

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