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Colour

#679BCC

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

#679BCC is a blue with RGB values 103, 155, 204 and HSL 209°, 50%, 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

#679BCC#679BCC
HEX#679BCC
RGBrgb(103, 155, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6078, 0.8
RGB percentages40.4%, 60.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(209.1, 49.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 49.5%, 80%)
CMYK49.5%, 24%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,790,092
CSS custom property--colour: #679BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#986433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A92CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#36A6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9867
Analogous#67CCCB, #6768CC
Triadic#CC679B, #9BCC67
Split complementary#CC6768, #CCCB67
Tetradic#CB67CC, #CC9867, #69CC67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE6F2
Lighter +20%#B3CDE6
Lighter +10%#8DB4D9
Darker −10%#4182BF
Darker −20%#346899
Darker −30%#274E73
Darker −40%#1A344D
More saturated +25%#4E9CE5
Less saturated −25%#809AB3

Channel breakdown

R103
G155
B204
Red103 (40.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue209.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9B · B CC

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