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Recognised as Colour

#76ABD2

  • #76ABD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#76ABD2 is a blue with RGB values 118, 171, 210 and HSL 205°, 51%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76ABD2#76ABD2
HEX#76ABD2
RGBrgb(118, 171, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6706, 0.8235
RGB percentages46.3%, 67.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(205.4, 50.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 43.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK43.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,777,234
CSS custom property--colour: #76ABD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#89542D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AABD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA1D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#50B5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D29D76
Analogous#76D2CB, #767DD2
Triadic#D276AB, #ABD276
Split complementary#D2767D, #D2CB76
Tetradic#CB76D2, #D29D76, #7DD276

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F2F8
Lighter +20%#C3DAEB
Lighter +10%#9CC3DF
Darker −10%#5093C5
Darker −20%#387AAA
Darker −30%#2B5E84
Darker −40%#1F435D
More saturated +25%#5FAEE9
Less saturated −25%#8DA8BB

Channel breakdown

R118
G171
B210
Red118 (46.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue205.43°
Saturation (HSL)50.55%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G AB · B D2

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