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Colour

#76B4EB

  • #76B4EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#76B4EB is a blue with RGB values 118, 180, 235 and HSL 208°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76B4EB#76B4EB
HEX#76B4EB
RGBrgb(118, 180, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7059, 0.9216
RGB percentages46.3%, 70.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(208.2, 74.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 49.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK49.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,779,563
CSS custom property--colour: #76B4EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#894B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#3BC1C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAD76
Analogous#76EBE7, #767AEB
Triadic#EB76B4, #B4EB76
Split complementary#EB767A, #EBE776
Tetradic#E776EB, #EBAD76, #7AEB76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#CFE5F8
Lighter +10%#A3CCF1
Darker −10%#499CE5
Darker −20%#2083DB
Darker −30%#1968AF
Darker −40%#134E82
More saturated +25%#62B5FF
Less saturated −25%#8AB3D7

Channel breakdown

R118
G180
B235
Red118 (46.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue208.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.52%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G B4 · B EB

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