Recognised as Colour

#679CA2

#679CA2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#679CA2 is a cyan with RGB values 103, 156, 162 and HSL 186°, 24%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#679CA2

RGBrgb(103, 156, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6118, 0.6353

RGB percentages40.4%, 61.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(186.1, 24.1%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 36.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK36.4%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,790,306

CSS custom property--colour: #679CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#98635D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9498A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A90A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#50A09Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.1 Teal · ΔE 18.2 Gray · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 3.96, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A26D67

Analogous#67A28B, #677EA2

Triadic#A2679C, #9CA267

Split complementary#A2677E, #A28B67

Tetradic#8B67A2, #A26D67, #7EA267

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6EEEF

Lighter +30%#C6DADC

Lighter +20%#A6C5C9

Lighter +10%#87B1B5

Darker −10%#518085

Darker −20%#3E6165

Darker −30%#2B4345

Darker −40%#172426

More saturated +25%#48B4C1

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R103

G156

B162

Red103 (40.4%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue186.1°

Saturation (HSL)24.08%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 9C · B A2

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