Colour

#6799F8

#6799F8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6799F8 is a blue with RGB values 103, 153, 248 and HSL 219°, 91%, 69%. 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

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HEX#6799F8

RGBrgb(103, 153, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6, 0.9725

RGB percentages40.4%, 60%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(219.3, 91.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 58.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK58.5%, 38.3%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,789,624

CSS custom property--colour: #6799F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#986607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71A2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D94F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00AEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8 Royal blue · ΔE 25.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.08, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F8C667

Analogous#67E1F8, #7E67F8

Triadic#F86799, #99F867

Split complementary#F87E67, #E1F867

Tetradic#F867E1, #F8C667, #67F87E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FBFF

Lighter +20%#C9DAFC

Lighter +10%#98BAFA

Darker −10%#3678F6

Darker −20%#0B59EE

Darker −30%#0947BD

Darker −40%#06358D

More saturated +25%#6097FF

Less saturated −25%#7B9FE4

Channel breakdown

R103

G153

B248

Red103 (40.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue219.31°

Saturation (HSL)91.19%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 99 · B F8

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