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Recognised as Colour

#6692CD

  • #6692CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6692CD is a blue with RGB values 102, 146, 205 and HSL 214°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6692CD#6692CD
HEX#6692CD
RGBrgb(102, 146, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.5725, 0.8039
RGB percentages40%, 57.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(214.4, 50.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 50.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK50.2%, 28.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,722,253
CSS custom property--colour: #6692CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#996D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B95D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#359FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA166
Analogous#66C6CD, #6E66CD
Triadic#CD6692, #92CD66
Split complementary#CD6E66, #C6CD66
Tetradic#CD66C6, #CDA166, #66CD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E4F3
Lighter +20%#B3C9E6
Lighter +10%#8CADDA
Darker −10%#4077C0
Darker −20%#325F9B
Darker −30%#264774
Darker −40%#19304E
More saturated +25%#4D8EE6
Less saturated −25%#7F96B4

Channel breakdown

R102
G146
B205
Red102 (40%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue214.37°
Saturation (HSL)50.74%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 92 · B CD

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