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Recognised as Colour

#68648F

  • #68648F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#68648F is a blue with RGB values 104, 100, 143 and HSL 246°, 18%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#68648F#68648F
HEX#68648F
RGBrgb(104, 100, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3922, 0.5608
RGB percentages40.8%, 39.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(245.6, 17.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 30.1%, 56.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,487
CSS custom property--colour: #68648F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#979B70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596A91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#58688Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F6B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Gray · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B8F64
Analogous#64768F, #7D648F
Triadic#8F6864, #648F68
Split complementary#8F7D64, #768F64
Tetradic#8F6476, #8B8F64, #648F7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBDAE5
Lighter +30%#BEBCD0
Lighter +20%#A19EBB
Lighter +10%#8380A6
Darker −10%#524F71
Darker −20%#3C3A53
Darker −30%#272535
Darker −40%#111017
More saturated +25%#4F46AD
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R104
G100
B143
Red104 (40.8%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue245.58°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 64 · B 8F

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