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Colour

#6790D1

  • #6790D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6790D1 is a blue with RGB values 103, 144, 209 and HSL 217°, 54%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6790D1#6790D1
HEX#6790D1
RGBrgb(103, 144, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5647, 0.8196
RGB percentages40.4%, 56.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(216.8, 53.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 50.7%, 82%)
CMYK50.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,787,281
CSS custom property--colour: #6790D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#986F2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7794D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8AD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#349EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1A867
Analogous#67C5D1, #7367D1
Triadic#D16790, #90D167
Split complementary#D17367, #C5D167
Tetradic#D167C5, #D1A867, #67D173

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE6F5
Lighter +20%#B5C9E9
Lighter +10%#8EADDD
Darker −10%#4073C5
Darker −20%#315CA1
Darker −30%#25467A
Darker −40%#192F53
More saturated +25%#4E8AEA
Less saturated −25%#8096B8

Channel breakdown

R103
G144
B209
Red103 (40.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue216.79°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 90 · B D1

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