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Colour

#6695EC

  • #6695EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6695EC is a blue with RGB values 102, 149, 236 and HSL 219°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6695EC#6695EC
HEX#6695EC
RGBrgb(102, 149, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.5843, 0.9255
RGB percentages40%, 58.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(219, 77.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 56.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK56.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,723,052
CSS custom property--colour: #6695EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#996A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6090EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 0.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 0.64, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBD66
Analogous#66D8EC, #7A66EC
Triadic#EC6695, #95EC66
Split complementary#EC7A66, #D8EC66
Tetradic#EC66D8, #ECBD66, #66EC7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF3FD
Lighter +20%#C1D4F7
Lighter +10%#93B4F2
Darker −10%#3976E6
Darker −20%#1A5BD2
Darker −30%#1447A5
Darker −40%#0F3377
More saturated +25%#538FFF
Less saturated −25%#7C9BD7

Channel breakdown

R102
G149
B236
Red102 (40%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue218.96°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 95 · B EC

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