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Recognised as Colour

#6793CF

  • #6793CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6793CF is a blue with RGB values 103, 147, 207 and HSL 215°, 52%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6793CF#6793CF
HEX#6793CF
RGBrgb(103, 147, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5765, 0.8118
RGB percentages40.4%, 57.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(214.6, 52%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 50.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK50.2%, 29%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,788,047
CSS custom property--colour: #6793CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#986C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C96D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#36A0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA367
Analogous#67C7CF, #6F67CF
Triadic#CF6793, #93CF67
Split complementary#CF6F67, #C7CF67
Tetradic#CF67C7, #CFA367, #67CF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE6F4
Lighter +20%#B5CAE7
Lighter +10%#8EAFDB
Darker −10%#4077C3
Darker −20%#32609E
Darker −30%#264877
Darker −40%#193151
More saturated +25%#4E8FE8
Less saturated −25%#8097B6

Channel breakdown

R103
G147
B207
Red103 (40.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue214.62°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 93 · B CF

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