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Colour

#6696CB

  • #6696CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6696CB is a blue with RGB values 102, 150, 203 and HSL 211°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6696CB#6696CB
HEX#6696CB
RGBrgb(102, 150, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.5882, 0.7961
RGB percentages40%, 58.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(211.5, 49.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 49.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK49.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,723,275
CSS custom property--colour: #6696CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#996934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8198CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#36A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9B66
Analogous#66C8CB, #6966CB
Triadic#CB6696, #96CB66
Split complementary#CB6966, #C8CB66
Tetradic#CB66C8, #CB9B66, #66CB69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D8E4F2
Lighter +20%#B2CAE5
Lighter +10%#8CB0D8
Darker −10%#407CBE
Darker −20%#336398
Darker −30%#274A71
Darker −40%#1A314B
More saturated +25%#4C95E5
Less saturated −25%#8097B1

Channel breakdown

R102
G150
B203
Red102 (40%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue211.49°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 96 · B CB

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