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Colour

#76ABEA

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

#76ABEA is a blue with RGB values 118, 171, 234 and HSL 213°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76ABEA#76ABEA
HEX#76ABEA
RGBrgb(118, 171, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6706, 0.9176
RGB percentages46.3%, 67.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.6, 73.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 49.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK49.6%, 26.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,777,258
CSS custom property--colour: #76ABEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38918WCAG 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 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#895415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3FB9C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB576
Analogous#76E5EA, #7B76EA
Triadic#EA76AB, #ABEA76
Split complementary#EA7B76, #E5EA76
Tetradic#EA76E5, #EAB576, #76EA7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#CEE1F8
Lighter +10%#A2C6F1
Darker −10%#4A90E3
Darker −20%#2175D9
Darker −30%#1A5DAD
Darker −40%#144580
More saturated +25%#62A9FE
Less saturated −25%#8AADD6

Channel breakdown

R118
G171
B234
Red118 (46.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.59°
Saturation (HSL)73.42%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G AB · B EA

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