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Colour

#76B3D4

  • #76B3D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#76B3D4 is a blue with RGB values 118, 179, 212 and HSL 201°, 52%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#76B3D4#76B3D4
HEX#76B3D4
RGBrgb(118, 179, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.702, 0.8314
RGB percentages46.3%, 70.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(201.1, 52.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 44.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK44.3%, 15.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,779,284
CSS custom property--colour: #76B3D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#894C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B1D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A7D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4DBCBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10Light skyblue · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D49776
Analogous#76D4C6, #7684D4
Triadic#D476B3, #B3D476
Split complementary#D47684, #D4C676
Tetradic#C676D4, #D49776, #84D476

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF4F9
Lighter +20%#C4DEEC
Lighter +10%#9DC9E0
Darker −10%#4F9DC8
Darker −20%#3684AE
Darker −30%#2A6687
Darker −40%#1E4960
More saturated +25%#5FBAEB
Less saturated −25%#8CACBD

Channel breakdown

R118
G179
B212
Red118 (46.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue201.06°
Saturation (HSL)52.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G B3 · B D4

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