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Colour

#679BDB

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

#679BDB is a blue with RGB values 103, 155, 219 and HSL 213°, 62%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#679BDB#679BDB
HEX#679BDB
RGBrgb(103, 155, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6078, 0.8588
RGB percentages40.4%, 60.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(213.1, 61.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 53%, 85.9%)
CMYK53%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,790,107
CSS custom property--colour: #679BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#986424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819EDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7393DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#25A9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA767
Analogous#67D5DB, #6D67DB
Triadic#DB679B, #9BDB67
Split complementary#DB6D67, #D5DB67
Tetradic#DB67D5, #DBA767, #67DB6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3ECF8
Lighter +20%#B9D1EF
Lighter +10%#90B6E5
Darker −10%#3E80D1
Darker −20%#2A67B2
Darker −30%#204F89
Darker −40%#17375F
More saturated +25%#5099F3
Less saturated −25%#7F9DC3

Channel breakdown

R103
G155
B219
Red103 (40.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue213.1°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9B · B DB

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