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Recognised as Colour

#6799C8

  • #6799C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6799C8 is a blue with RGB values 103, 153, 200 and HSL 209°, 47%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6799C8#6799C8
HEX#6799C8
RGBrgb(103, 153, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6, 0.7843
RGB percentages40.4%, 60%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(209.1, 46.9%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 48.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK48.5%, 23.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,576
CSS custom property--colour: #6799C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#986637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869ACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7990C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3AA4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89667
Analogous#67C8C7, #6768C8
Triadic#C86799, #99C867
Split complementary#C86769, #C8C767
Tetradic#C767C8, #C89667, #68C867

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#D7E4F1
Lighter +20%#B2CBE3
Lighter +10%#8CB2D6
Darker −10%#4380B9
Darker −20%#356694
Darker −30%#284C6E
Darker −40%#1A3249
More saturated +25%#4D9AE2
Less saturated −25%#8198AE

Channel breakdown

R103
G153
B200
Red103 (40.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue209.07°
Saturation (HSL)46.86%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 99 · B C8

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