Recognised as Colour

#6695FD

#6695FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6695FD is a blue with RGB values 102, 149, 253 and HSL 221°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6695FD

RGBrgb(102, 149, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.5843, 0.9922

RGB percentages40%, 58.4%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(221.3, 97.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 59.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK59.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,723,069

CSS custom property--colour: #6695FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#996A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#679FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5292FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDCE66

Analogous#66E1FD, #8266FD

Triadic#FD6695, #95FD66

Split complementary#FD8266, #E1FD66

Tetradic#FD66E1, #FDCE66, #66FD82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFF

Lighter +20%#CBDBFE

Lighter +10%#98B8FE

Darker −10%#3472FC

Darker −20%#0350FA

Darker −30%#0340C7

Darker −40%#023095

More saturated +25%#6494FF

Less saturated −25%#799CEA

Channel breakdown

R102

G149

B253

Red102 (40%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue221.32°

Saturation (HSL)97.42%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 95 · B FD

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