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Colour

#76B3FF

  • #76B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#76B3FF is a blue with RGB values 118, 179, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76B3FF#76B3FF
HEX#76B3FF
RGBrgb(118, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages46.3%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.3, 100%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 53.7%, 100%)
CMYK53.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,779,327
CSS custom property--colour: #76B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#894C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#20C4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC276
Analogous#76F8FF, #7E76FF
Triadic#FF76B3, #B3FF76
Split complementary#FF7D76, #F8FF76
Tetradic#FF76F8, #FFC276, #76FF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCECFF
Lighter +10%#A9CFFF
Darker −10%#4397FF
Darker −20%#107AFF
Darker −30%#0062DC
Darker −40%#004BA9
More saturated +25%#76B3FF
Less saturated −25%#87B5EE

Channel breakdown

R118
G179
B255
Red118 (46.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G B3 · B FF

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