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Colour

#6796FE

  • #6796FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6796FE is a blue with RGB values 103, 150, 254 and HSL 221°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6796FE#6796FE
HEX#6796FE
RGBrgb(103, 150, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5882, 0.9961
RGB percentages40.4%, 58.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(221.3, 98.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 59.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK59.4%, 40.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,788,862
CSS custom property--colour: #6796FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#986901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECF67
Analogous#67E2FE, #8367FE
Triadic#FE6796, #96FE67
Split complementary#FE8367, #E2FE67
Tetradic#FE67E2, #FECF67, #67FE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CCDCFF
Lighter +10%#9AB9FE
Darker −10%#3473FE
Darker −20%#0250FD
Darker −30%#0140CB
Darker −40%#013098
More saturated +25%#6696FF
Less saturated −25%#7A9DEB

Channel breakdown

R103
G150
B254
Red103 (40.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue221.32°
Saturation (HSL)98.69%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 96 · B FE

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