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Recognised as Colour

#6799F6

  • #6799F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6799F6 is a blue with RGB values 103, 153, 246 and HSL 219°, 89%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6799F6#6799F6
HEX#6799F6
RGBrgb(103, 153, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6, 0.9647
RGB percentages40.4%, 60%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(219, 88.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 58.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK58.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,622
CSS custom property--colour: #6799F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#986609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F94F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.05, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6C467
Analogous#67E1F6, #7C67F6
Triadic#F66799, #99F667
Split complementary#F67C67, #E1F667
Tetradic#F667E1, #F6C467, #67F67C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FAFF
Lighter +20%#C7DAFC
Lighter +10%#97B9F9
Darker −10%#3779F3
Darker −20%#0E5BE9
Darker −30%#0B48B9
Darker −40%#083589
More saturated +25%#5E96FF
Less saturated −25%#7B9FE2

Channel breakdown

R103
G153
B246
Red103 (40.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue219.02°
Saturation (HSL)88.82%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 99 · B F6

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