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Colour

#679BCB

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

#679BCB is a blue with RGB values 103, 155, 203 and HSL 209°, 49%, 60%. 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

#679BCB#679BCB
HEX#679BCB
RGBrgb(103, 155, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6078, 0.7961
RGB percentages40.4%, 60.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(208.8, 49%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 49.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK49.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,790,091
CSS custom property--colour: #679BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#986434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#37A6ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 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 text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9767
Analogous#67CBC9, #6769CB
Triadic#CB679B, #9BCB67
Split complementary#CB6769, #CBC967
Tetradic#C967CB, #CB9767, #69CB67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E6F2
Lighter +20%#B3CDE5
Lighter +10%#8DB4D8
Darker −10%#4182BE
Darker −20%#346898
Darker −30%#274E72
Darker −40%#1A344C
More saturated +25%#4E9CE4
Less saturated −25%#819AB2

Channel breakdown

R103
G155
B203
Red103 (40.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue208.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9B · B CB

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