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Colour

#76B7DE

  • #76B7DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#76B7DE is a blue with RGB values 118, 183, 222 and HSL 203°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76B7DE#76B7DE
HEX#76B7DE
RGBrgb(118, 183, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7176, 0.8706
RGB percentages46.3%, 71.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(202.5, 61.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 46.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK46.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,780,318
CSS custom property--colour: #76B7DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#894821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B6E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#46C1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.6Sky blue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9D76
Analogous#76DED1, #7683DE
Triadic#DE76B7, #B7DE76
Split complementary#DE7683, #DED176
Tetradic#D176DE, #DE9D76, #83DE76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F8FC
Lighter +20%#C8E2F2
Lighter +10%#9FCDE8
Darker −10%#4DA1D4
Darker −20%#2E89C0
Darker −30%#246C97
Darker −40%#1A4E6E
More saturated +25%#61BCF3
Less saturated −25%#8BB2C9

Channel breakdown

R118
G183
B222
Red118 (46.3%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G B7 · B DE

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