Colour

#76B0EC

#76B0EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#76B0EC is a blue with RGB values 118, 176, 236 and HSL 211°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76B0EC#76B0EC

HEX#76B0EC

RGBrgb(118, 176, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6902, 0.9255

RGB percentages46.3%, 69%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(210.5, 75.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 50%, 92.5%)

CMYK50%, 25.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,778,540

CSS custom property--colour: #76B0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#894F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98B2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3BBEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Sky blue · ΔE 21.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECB276

Analogous#76EBEC, #7776EC

Triadic#EC76B0, #B0EC76

Split complementary#EC7776, #EBEC76

Tetradic#EC76EB, #ECB276, #76EC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDFF

Lighter +20%#D0E4F8

Lighter +10%#A3CAF2

Darker −10%#4996E6

Darker −20%#1F7CDD

Darker −30%#1863B1

Darker −40%#124A84

More saturated +25%#63B0FF

Less saturated −25%#8AB0D9

Channel breakdown

R118

G176

B236

Red118 (46.3%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue210.51°

Saturation (HSL)75.64%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G B0 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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