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Recognised as Colour

#76BDEB

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

#76BDEB is a blue with RGB values 118, 189, 235 and HSL 204°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76BDEB#76BDEB
HEX#76BDEB
RGBrgb(118, 189, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7412, 0.9216
RGB percentages46.3%, 74.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(203.6, 74.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 49.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK49.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,781,867
CSS custom property--colour: #76BDEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#894214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BCEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B0EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#38C9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.2Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA476
Analogous#76EBDF, #7682EB
Triadic#EB76BD, #BDEB76
Split complementary#EB7682, #EBDF76
Tetradic#DF76EB, #EBA476, #83EB76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#CFE8F8
Lighter +10%#A3D2F1
Darker −10%#49A8E5
Darker −20%#2091DB
Darker −30%#1974AF
Darker −40%#135682
More saturated +25%#62C1FF
Less saturated −25%#8AB9D7

Channel breakdown

R118
G189
B235
Red118 (46.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue203.59°
Saturation (HSL)74.52%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G BD · B EB

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