Colour

#6787CB

#6787CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6787CB is a blue with RGB values 103, 135, 203 and HSL 221°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6787CB

RGBrgb(103, 135, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5294, 0.7961

RGB percentages40.4%, 52.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(220.8, 49%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 49.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK49.3%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,784,971

CSS custom property--colour: #6787CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#987834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D8DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6284CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3C96A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12 Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30 Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBAB67

Analogous#67B9CB, #7967CB

Triadic#CB6787, #87CB67

Split complementary#CB7967, #B9CB67

Tetradic#CB67B9, #CBAB67, #67CB79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9E1F2

Lighter +20%#B3C3E5

Lighter +10%#8DA5D8

Darker −10%#4169BE

Darker −20%#345498

Darker −30%#273F72

Darker −40%#1A2A4C

More saturated +25%#4E7EE4

Less saturated −25%#8190B2

Channel breakdown

R103

G135

B203

Red103 (40.4%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 87 · B CB

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Colour values

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