Colour

#6697CB

#6697CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6697CB is a blue with RGB values 102, 151, 203 and HSL 211°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6697CB

RGBrgb(102, 151, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.5922, 0.7961

RGB percentages40%, 59.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(210.9, 49.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 49.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK49.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,723,531

CSS custom property--colour: #6697CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#996834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8299CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#758FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#36A3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB9A66

Analogous#66C9CB, #6866CB

Triadic#CB6697, #97CB66

Split complementary#CB6866, #C9CB66

Tetradic#CB66C9, #CB9A66, #66CB68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#D8E5F2

Lighter +20%#B2CBE5

Lighter +10%#8CB1D8

Darker −10%#407DBE

Darker −20%#336498

Darker −30%#274B71

Darker −40%#1A324B

More saturated +25%#4C96E5

Less saturated −25%#8098B1

Channel breakdown

R102

G151

B203

Red102 (40%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue210.89°

Saturation (HSL)49.27%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 97 · B CB

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