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Recognised as Colour

#6679A7

  • #6679A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6679A7 is a blue with RGB values 102, 121, 167 and HSL 222°, 27%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6679A7#6679A7
HEX#6679A7
RGBrgb(102, 121, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.4745, 0.6549
RGB percentages40%, 47.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(222.5, 27%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 38.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK38.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,715,815
CSS custom property--colour: #6679A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#998658

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6377A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#518289no 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 text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Gray · ΔE 27.4Dim grey · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A79466
Analogous#669AA7, #7466A7
Triadic#A76679, #79A766
Split complementary#A77366, #9AA766
Tetradic#A7669A, #A79466, #66A773

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EAF1
Lighter +30%#C7CEDF
Lighter +20%#A7B2CC
Lighter +10%#8695BA
Darker −10%#50618A
Darker −20%#3D4A6A
Darker −30%#2A344A
Darker −40%#181D29
More saturated +25%#486CC5
Less saturated −25%#848689

Channel breakdown

R102
G121
B167
Red102 (40%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue222.46°
Saturation (HSL)26.97%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 79 · B A7

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