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Recognised as Colour

#679AA5

  • #679AA5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#679AA5 is a cyan with RGB values 103, 154, 165 and HSL 191°, 26%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#679AA5#679AA5
HEX#679AA5
RGBrgb(103, 154, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6039, 0.6471
RGB percentages40.4%, 60.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(190.6, 25.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 37.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK37.6%, 6.7%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,797
CSS custom property--colour: #679AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#98655A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9196A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#878FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4F9F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.7Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 19.3Teal · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A57267
Analogous#67A591, #677BA5
Triadic#A5679A, #9AA567
Split complementary#A5677B, #A59167
Tetradic#9167A5, #A57267, #7BA567

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EFF1
Lighter +30%#C7DADE
Lighter +20%#A7C5CB
Lighter +10%#87AFB8
Darker −10%#517E88
Darker −20%#3E6168
Darker −30%#2B4348
Darker −40%#182528
More saturated +25%#49AEC3
Less saturated −25%#858687

Channel breakdown

R103
G154
B165
Red103 (40.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue190.65°
Saturation (HSL)25.62%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9A · B A5

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