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Recognised as Colour

#678CC2

  • #678CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#678CC2 is a blue with RGB values 103, 140, 194 and HSL 216°, 43%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#678CC2#678CC2
HEX#678CC2
RGBrgb(103, 140, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.549, 0.7608
RGB percentages40.4%, 54.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(215.6, 42.7%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 46.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK46.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,786,242
CSS custom property--colour: #678CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#98733D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788FC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D86C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#42989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C29D67
Analogous#67BAC2, #6F67C2
Triadic#C2678C, #8CC267
Split complementary#C26F67, #BAC267
Tetradic#C267BA, #C29D67, #67C26F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFC
Lighter +30%#D4DFEE
Lighter +20%#B0C3DF
Lighter +10%#8BA8D1
Darker −10%#4671B0
Darker −20%#385A8B
Darker −30%#294267
Darker −40%#1B2B42
More saturated +25%#4C87DD
Less saturated −25%#8291A7

Channel breakdown

R103
G140
B194
Red103 (40.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue215.6°
Saturation (HSL)42.72%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 8C · B C2

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