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Colour

#76BDCA

  • #76BDCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#76BDCA is a cyan with RGB values 118, 189, 202 and HSL 189°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#76BDCA#76BDCA
HEX#76BDCA
RGBrgb(118, 189, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7412, 0.7922
RGB percentages46.3%, 74.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(189.3, 44.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 41.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK41.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,781,834
CSS custom property--colour: #76BDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#894235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#51C3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11Cadetblue · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 14Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8376
Analogous#76CAAD, #7693CA
Triadic#CA76BD, #BDCA76
Split complementary#CA7693, #CAAD76
Tetradic#AD76CA, #CA8376, #93CA76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F2F5
Lighter +20%#C0E0E6
Lighter +10%#9BCFD8
Darker −10%#51ABBC
Darker −20%#3D8E9D
Darker −30%#2F6D78
Darker −40%#204C54
More saturated +25%#5ECDE2
Less saturated −25%#8EADB2

Channel breakdown

R118
G189
B202
Red118 (46.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue189.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.21%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G BD · B CA

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