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Recognised as Colour

#6790BF

  • #6790BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6790BF is a blue with RGB values 103, 144, 191 and HSL 212°, 41%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6790BF#6790BF
HEX#6790BF
RGBrgb(103, 144, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5647, 0.749
RGB percentages40.4%, 56.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(212, 40.7%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 46.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK46.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,787,263
CSS custom property--colour: #6790BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#986F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E92C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7389BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#439BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9667
Analogous#67BCBF, #6A67BF
Triadic#BF6790, #90BF67
Split complementary#BF6A67, #BCBF67
Tetradic#BF67BC, #BF9667, #67BF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FB
Lighter +30%#D3DFEC
Lighter +20%#AFC4DD
Lighter +10%#8BAACE
Darker −10%#4876AB
Darker −20%#395D87
Darker −30%#2A4563
Darker −40%#1B2C3F
More saturated +25%#4C8EDA
Less saturated −25%#8292A4

Channel breakdown

R103
G144
B191
Red103 (40.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue212.05°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 90 · B BF

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