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Recognised as Colour

#679AFD

  • #679AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#679AFD is a blue with RGB values 103, 154, 253 and HSL 220°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#679AFD#679AFD
HEX#679AFD
RGBrgb(103, 154, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6039, 0.9922
RGB percentages40.4%, 60.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(219.6, 97.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 59.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK59.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,789,885
CSS custom property--colour: #679AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#986502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B95FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDCA67
Analogous#67E5FD, #7F67FD
Triadic#FD679A, #9AFD67
Split complementary#FD7F67, #E5FD67
Tetradic#FD67E5, #FDCA67, #67FD7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CCDDFE
Lighter +10%#99BBFE
Darker −10%#3579FC
Darker −20%#0357FB
Darker −30%#0346C8
Darker −40%#023496
More saturated +25%#6599FF
Less saturated −25%#7AA0EA

Channel breakdown

R103
G154
B253
Red103 (40.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue219.6°
Saturation (HSL)97.4%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9A · B FD

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