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Recognised as Colour

#6679BD

  • #6679BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6679BD is a blue with RGB values 102, 121, 189 and HSL 227°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6679BD#6679BD
HEX#6679BD
RGBrgb(102, 121, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.4745, 0.7412
RGB percentages40%, 47.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(226.9, 39.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 46%, 74.1%)
CMYK46%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,715,837
CSS custom property--colour: #6679BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#998642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6080C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5879BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#468792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAA66
Analogous#66A5BD, #7E66BD
Triadic#BD6679, #79BD66
Split complementary#BD7E66, #A5BD66
Tetradic#BD66A5, #BDAA66, #66BD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6FA
Lighter +30%#D1D7EB
Lighter +20%#ADB7DC
Lighter +10%#8A98CC
Darker −10%#485DA8
Darker −20%#394984
Darker −30%#2A3660
Darker −40%#1A223D
More saturated +25%#4B6AD8
Less saturated −25%#8188A2

Channel breakdown

R102
G121
B189
Red102 (40%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue226.9°
Saturation (HSL)39.73%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 79 · B BD

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