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Colour

#6796FF

  • #6796FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6796FF is a blue with RGB values 103, 150, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#6796FF#6796FF
HEX#6796FF
RGBrgb(103, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages40.4%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.4, 100%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 59.6%, 100%)
CMYK59.6%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,788,863
CSS custom property--colour: #6796FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#986900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5293FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD067
Analogous#67E2FF, #8467FF
Triadic#FF6796, #96FF67
Split complementary#FF8467, #E2FF67
Tetradic#FF67E2, #FFD067, #67FF84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDDCFF
Lighter +10%#9AB9FF
Darker −10%#3473FF
Darker −20%#0150FF
Darker −30%#003FCD
Darker −40%#00309A
More saturated +25%#6796FF
Less saturated −25%#7A9DEC

Channel breakdown

R103
G150
B255
Red103 (40.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 96 · B FF

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