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Colour

#76BAE8

  • #76BAE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#76BAE8 is a blue with RGB values 118, 186, 232 and HSL 204°, 71%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76BAE8#76BAE8
HEX#76BAE8
RGBrgb(118, 186, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7294, 0.9098
RGB percentages46.3%, 72.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(204.2, 71.2%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 49.1%, 91%)
CMYK49.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,781,096
CSS custom property--colour: #76BAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#894517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B9EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96ADE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3CC6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 12Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Light blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A476
Analogous#76E8DD, #7681E8
Triadic#E876BA, #BAE876
Split complementary#E87681, #E8DD76
Tetradic#DD76E8, #E8A476, #81E876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFE
Lighter +20%#CDE6F7
Lighter +10%#A2D0EF
Darker −10%#4AA4E1
Darker −20%#248DD4
Darker −30%#1C70A9
Darker −40%#15537D
More saturated +25%#62BEFC
Less saturated −25%#8AB6D4

Channel breakdown

R118
G186
B232
Red118 (46.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue204.21°
Saturation (HSL)71.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G BA · B E8

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