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Colour

#6799F3

  • #6799F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6799F3 is a blue with RGB values 103, 153, 243 and HSL 219°, 85%, 68%. 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

#6799F3#6799F3
HEX#6799F3
RGBrgb(103, 153, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6, 0.9529
RGB percentages40.4%, 60%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(218.6, 85.4%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 57.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK57.6%, 37%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,619
CSS custom property--colour: #6799F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#98660C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6194F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.77, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3C167
Analogous#67DFF3, #7B67F3
Triadic#F36799, #99F367
Split complementary#F37B67, #DFF367
Tetradic#F367DF, #F3C167, #67F37B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8FE
Lighter +20%#C6D8FA
Lighter +10%#96B9F7
Darker −10%#3879EF
Darker −20%#125CE2
Darker −30%#0E49B3
Darker −40%#0A3684
More saturated +25%#5B96FF
Less saturated −25%#7C9FDF

Channel breakdown

R103
G153
B243
Red103 (40.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue218.57°
Saturation (HSL)85.37%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 99 · B F3

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