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Colour

#6797BB

  • #6797BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6797BB is a blue with RGB values 103, 151, 187 and HSL 206°, 38%, 57%. 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

#6797BB#6797BB
HEX#6797BB
RGBrgb(103, 151, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5922, 0.7333
RGB percentages40.4%, 59.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(205.7, 38.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 44.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK44.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,051
CSS custom property--colour: #6797BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#986844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8897BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C8EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#44A0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8B67
Analogous#67BBB5, #676DBB
Triadic#BB6797, #97BB67
Split complementary#BB676D, #BBB567
Tetradic#B567BB, #BB8B67, #6DBB67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FA
Lighter +30%#D1DFEA
Lighter +20%#ADC7DB
Lighter +10%#8AAFCB
Darker −10%#4A7EA5
Darker −20%#3A6382
Darker −30%#2A485F
Darker −40%#1B2D3B
More saturated +25%#4C9BD6
Less saturated −25%#83939F

Channel breakdown

R103
G151
B187
Red103 (40.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 97 · B BB

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