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Recognised as Colour

#679AD1

  • #679AD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#679AD1 is a blue with RGB values 103, 154, 209 and HSL 211°, 54%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#679AD1#679AD1
HEX#679AD1
RGBrgb(103, 154, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6039, 0.8196
RGB percentages40.4%, 60.4%, 82%
HSLhsl(211.1, 53.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 50.7%, 82%)
CMYK50.7%, 26.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,841
CSS custom property--colour: #679AD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#98652E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849CD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7692D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#32A7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D19E67
Analogous#67CFD1, #6967D1
Triadic#D1679A, #9AD167
Split complementary#D16967, #CFD167
Tetradic#D167CF, #D19E67, #67D169

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE8F5
Lighter +20%#B5CEE9
Lighter +10%#8EB4DD
Darker −10%#4080C5
Darker −20%#3167A1
Darker −30%#254E7A
Darker −40%#193553
More saturated +25%#4E99EA
Less saturated −25%#809BB8

Channel breakdown

R103
G154
B209
Red103 (40.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue211.13°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9A · B D1

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