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Recognised as Colour

#6790EF

  • #6790EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6790EF is a blue with RGB values 103, 144, 239 and HSL 222°, 81%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6790EF#6790EF
HEX#6790EF
RGBrgb(103, 144, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5647, 0.9373
RGB percentages40.4%, 56.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(221.9, 81%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 56.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK56.9%, 39.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,787,311
CSS custom property--colour: #6790EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#986F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6899F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#568DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC667
Analogous#67D4EF, #8267EF
Triadic#EF6790, #90EF67
Split complementary#EF8267, #D4EF67
Tetradic#EF67D4, #EFC667, #67EF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FE
Lighter +20%#C3D3F9
Lighter +10%#95B2F4
Darker −10%#396EEA
Darker −20%#1751D9
Darker −30%#1240AB
Darker −40%#0D2F7D
More saturated +25%#578AFF
Less saturated −25%#7C98DA

Channel breakdown

R103
G144
B239
Red103 (40.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue221.91°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 90 · B EF

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